His Dar, in eloquently commending the cause of the Coronation' Memorial Fund makes many points which this journal welcomes and endorses. In particular his insistence on the comparative smallness of the {$36,000 odd remaining to complete the Total for which the sponsors have asked deserves support and, will receive, it is to be hoped, prompt attention. It would be unfortunate, however, if it were thought that non-subscribers to the Fund are being pilloried so severely as he seems to" suggest. To begin with, understood that certain intending. donors are still handicapped by the delay attendant on consultation. with the proper authority. Wheels move faster in some organizations than in others, Tt must not be assumed therefore that subscriptions which are on their way or will be perform: ing shortly the journey to the Fund's: treasury in the Accountant's Depart ment of this Journal at 17 The Bund, Post Ofice Box 707, Shanghai, come from laggard sympathizers or bearers of the responsibility of British citizen ship. It must also be remembered that, especially with larger and far-flung business enterprises, the calls charitable activities' may be large and varied and they may not be able lightly to accept further liabilities. Generally it is possible to endorse His Dar's main position, Putting it less vividly than he, it is that there are still a number of important British institutions which, deriving considerable material advantage from their location in Shanghai may rightly be expected to give good support to the Coronation Memorial Fund expressly started to benefit the British community here and mark that community's corporate loyally fon the occasion of his Majesty's Coronation. A further point may be made by this journal on grounds which are practical as well as, perhaps, selfish. The Fund has stood open for nearly three months. It involves a good deal of labour from its organizers and champions. No benefit is conferred on the commun-
+|report, it looks as it another chukker might have produced a very different result, The Light Horse owed much to Ronald Parr whose admirable play at full-back showed that his recent tines which had kept him out of! polo for a time had not diminished his skill, The ponies and their riders fare to be commended for so sternly contesting every moment of the game: in weather which, even at five o'clock the afternoon, severely taxed [physical energy.
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