Shanghai, July 25.
Major-General F. Keith Simmons, Commander of the British Military Forces in Shanghai, gave a luncheon parly. yesterday at the Shanghai Club to the International Defence Force Commanders and their stofs. all there were forty-five officers present among whom were:—Rear-Admiral R.. V.- Holt, Rear Admiral" Yangtze: Rear-Admiral Shishido, Commander, apanese Naval Landing Party: Major-General Sakurai, Commander Japanese Gar-ison Shanghai: Rear-Admiral Glass-ford, US. Navy: Colonel Yvon, French Military' Attache: Colonel Grenier, Commander French Military Forees' Shanghai: Commander Sagramoso, Commander of Royal Hallan" Marines: Colonel J. W.
Hornby, Commandant S.V.C:: Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. Swinton, 2nd Bu, The East Surrey Regiment: Major Ss. Rawstorne, ist Bu, The Seaforth Highlanders: Lieutenant-Colonel Utsunomiya, Liaison Ameer, Japanese Army: Major K. M. "Bourne, Commissioner of Police: Major Ashmore, Brigade Major, and the Staff officers. of all commanders.
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