Chief Inspector of Revenue Department Retires A silver tea service and rose bow! wore, presented to Chief Inspector A, Lake, of the Revenue Depart ment of the S.M.C., at a little cere-many in the S.V.C. Reading Room it noon on Fob. 5, the occasion being Me. Lake's retirement after about 21 years of service. Mr, and Mrs. Lake fare to leave for Home shortly.
Mr. V. H. Bourne, Deputy Treasurer, JRevenue. who presented the toa service said that Mr. Lake joined the Council in 1917 and in 1935 was promoted to Chief Inspector, at avery dimeult time in the department's affairs; 'Despite this, the department was now perhaps hotier organized than it had ever been in its history, due to Mr. Lake's splendid organization, and "he eaves it to-day in a state of which the can be proud'
'The rose bowl was presented by: 'Mr, H. Hotchkiss on behalf of the department's social club. He, 00, paid tribute to Mr. Lake's work both in and out of the office, and said that they would be losing' a "genuine gentleman" with much regret, They' wished both Mr, and Mrs. Lake many, many years of happy retirement.
Mr, Lake said that he always tried to carry out his duties to the best of his "ability. He had seen many' changes during the twenty years he had been with them, and Shanghat today had developed to a point where it was no longer recognisable as the city he had known in 1917.
When he joined, the total staff was about elyhtecn; to-day, there was almost double that number in the outdoor staff alone. He took the opportunity of remarking that the standard of efficiency to-day was greater than it had ever been, and he wished to thank them all for the loyal support they had given to the Council and to him during the time: he had been Inspector and Chief Inspector. appeal. The final grand adagio and [variation enabled the two principals, Miss King and Mr. Sheviugin with the ensemble, to bring the ballet to splendid conclusion.
Finally, a word of praise is due to Mr. Domrachelt for effective scenery, iry [throughout; the tableau in silhouette was most spectacular.—u.tk,
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