Fire Brigade Chief Officer Going Home on Leave The Shanghai Fire Brigade Mess wore hosts on Feb, 12 at noon in the Fire Brigade Club, Honan Rond, 10 Capt. J. Gordon Dyson, Chief Oficer Jot the Brigade, who is going Home leave In the 's, Carthage on Tues.
The function was attended by a large proportion of the foreign emeers of the Brigade,—including Feprosentatives of Headquarters, Sta= tions, Inspection Branch and Work shops, and of the Volunteer Reserve, Capt. H, G, Reed, Deputy Chief Jomcer' and President of the Fire Brigade Mess in turning to" Capt, Dyson, spoke as follo "As you proceed on long leave lake "this "opportunity of wishing you a very pleasant holiday inthe Homeland," We trust the trip home an enjoyable one and that you will return in the autumn greats ly benefited by: the change, "With the small gifts that hive ready been handed to you Ko the best of wishes of all members of the Mess, "Your holiday has been well Jearned, for you have had 10 steer a very, dimeult course, especially. dur= Ing' the past few months, -Neverth less, you have brought the good ship. 'Chin' How HuM through the storm, "AS Mess president 1, desire uke this opportunity of thanking you most heartily for' the many Tittle "kindnesses shown' to the Mess connection with its various fune> Hons and for your ever-ready After the toast to "Our Chief" had been -drunk, Capt, Dyson responded to Capt, Reed's speech, thanking the members of the Department and of the Volunteer: Reserve for their support during the trying months of the hostilities and during "Capt, Dyson's entire tenure of the post of Among, those who attended the reception were Messrs, "W. Charters, Watkins, 11, A, Crickmer, Powell, J. Huxley, C. C, Caynes, 1. Heap, LIH, Miller, J."W, Cure TH. Dixon, F. J. Jones, S.C. Pemberton, R, 'G,' Whelldon, Christensen, G.'W, Hempsey, G, F, Jack, W. E, Dent, G, Swan, A, C. Perry. B J. Renacre, A. Ozorio, FA: Sampson and V. F, Meisling,
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