Next Friday, March 17, Irishmen the wide and r oth too numerous to mention, world over will foregather to do honour in fact it would take a good size book to to their Patron Saint and to celebrate with deal h all the notable Irishmen who have their friends their National Day, for the been members of the local society.
At the} hospitality of the Irish is reno sent time the Officer commanding the they are never in better form than when British Forces, It. Col. E. L. L. Acton, they are entertaining.
Officer of the 2nd Battalion In Shanghai, the local St. Patrick's Society trey Regiment, is a member are holding a Ball at the Cercle Sportif, for and there are doubtless a which over 500 invitations have been sent number of other Irishmen among the Naval out and when St. Patrick sends out invita-and Military Forces here. tions it is a certainty that they will all be accepted. This-function as usual promises to be one-of the big successes of the year and one that Shanghai society has always
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