Information gathered at the house revealed that the frst shot was fired The treasurer. Miss J. MeGoachio, Eresented the audited statement of Eecounts and attention was called to the need of funds for the charity work of the club. upstairs room in which the two bodyguards were together. At that time, the employer was resting.
his bed in-a room on the ground for the election of the The late official's wife was perhaps Committee for the year 1938-39 rethe first one to hear the first shot, sulted in the election of the following On entering the room to investigate Captain A. R. St. Louis, what had happened, she found the Messrs. C. W. Gordon, RD, Rolfe, younger bodyguard lying on the floor. L. Day, R. Corbett. J. S. Gregor, with his head covered with blood Sullivan, J. J. Evans, F. A. MeQueen and Mrs. L. Stokes,' the Misses Me-Quickly following the other bodyguard, she proceeded downstairs, The ichie and M. H. Brown, fermer was then calling her" huse members are, -Major P.M. R. Wallis.
Past President, the Very Re band's name. Two shots soon rang When she reached her hus: 's room, he was lying at the side bed: with the bodyguard "not Committee Thanked reed An ambulance from the Settlement A hearty vote of thanks was given Fire Brigade conveyed the bodies to te the out-going Committee for their Paulun Hospital, where they were work during the past year and. spe-certified to be dead, lal reference was made to the President for the reception he gave the The two bodyguards were reported club on. Domini n Day and also to the retiring Secretary, Mr. C. E. Ross. employer was reported to have coin-been on bad terms, while the
Mr, Ross has for two years given plained of the health of the former {rely of his time to the heavy duties Police sergeant. The younger body-of his office and he wi yard was recommended to the missed from the now Committee. ployer about the middle of "April, Throughout the dinner music was while the second one was employeti provided and at tervals the mem over three weeks ago through te, bers joined hear ly in singing old Selllement Police Headquarters.
favourite songs. Mr. J. J. Evan The Into Salt Bureau Director left a Dost president of the society, fav- [bel his widow and a six-year old.
Oured the club with two solos, both [son, Pao Pao, The evening broke up in time for members to reach home without Lreaking the curfew und all went joyed the B.W.A. Gardening Section Shanghai, May 28, The weather was' Perhaps not too kind tothe members of the British Women's Association" and. thelt Iiends who attended the Club Day the. Association's" Gardening Section' yesterday" afternoon, This year the Cub Day took the form of garden party, and by the Kindness Airs W. OG. Cassels It was held tu "her house and garden at 850 Avent: Haig Despite the sulkiness of the Clerk of the Weather, however, 'a goodly assemblage of over. 180. hueste wae Welcomed, by Mfrs. W. J. tlawkings, chairman of the Gardening "Section among them being Lady Kerr, wife or the British Ambassador, "Dady Mossop, and Mrs, Herbert Phillips its, Cassels garden wes ooking very" beautiful and a large. number of people. braved the damp grass in order to admire the Aowers. "ce, However, had to be served indoors and the Aower-arranging competition took place "on the verandahs. The first prize' {or this competition was won "by "Mrs Chitherow and the second by Mfrs. W. C. Cassels, The frst prize for the' best 'Nomergrown loom kindly presented" by" Mrs Chadwick Kew) "went to Meo, ATs Davidson, Miss Craddor taking' the second. prize.
'Another excitement was the rate Lady Mossop and Mrs. Phillips pore forming the grave tsk of extracting the" Winning tickets, 'Those proved {o" ber lie tlckat No, 0502" (tes, (rs, B. R. Moss), isle oodteliow'; tea cos), ticket No.
Lady Ker presented the prizes for
afterwards given a. pretty posy by the ower impsitin. and was ery) Cassels, she sores dalat, sang we or three' pong, P. D. G. Gain, to everybody's Much thanks are" dug, toon do tke Philo Sales Corporation for tending 8 Fomarkably fine radio for the afte, noon. And," of course, everybody Bratliude "goes "to. Ins. Cossele, hrough" whose kindness "the party took place in' such "charming an St. George's Luncheon At their usual monthly Nanehgon Shanghai, aay 27, esterday at the Shanghel_ Clute any Sommitige "of the. Maya" Society "lit George had as their guess if, Sit "Archibald "Clare" Kern "ide Ambassador to 'China, "and Admiral' Sir "Perey "Noble, Coe: mander-in-Chief, Ching sation, 4G. Drakeford, president, was in the for the usual loyal toast had been of the. guests "it san tinprecedented Sccesion for the Commitice of Iie Royal Soeety of st. Georue to enter tain two such datigulshed. puas fug and the same ime, fae not Gite know whether to siaer with "ok apology to your Bxceltentes for iting you "Together, or eongeatul: tions 10 ourselves on our eta tek in having you both here with Our Monthy ins areal hold on "dhe last Thursday. int month, and being Englith, and there, fore conservative, the ide f allering the' Ware of owe tin to. get yed separately hardly occurred ts: oF di, was damisseday'unworiby.
any case, had we made. an alter Alan" the'dimteutty" would Move been Just as great, a8 &¢ one moment, "Sit Archibald: Clark Kerr ly porformin ihe unprecedented feat—eeratnly Ambassndor—ot fying to the heart China during a ware tst:
the nest wee find. Sir Perey Nobte ketene atthe gates of Nan King' for admittance the. Yanates River, 'r fet therefore that this Soctely is indeed to be congratulated on having the honour of enfertalaing Sox both today Tu reply the Ambassador in a mast willy speech dealt with howe Georce would sel It he were brought Shanshal, the. general impression Bring that the patron saint would be much an embreasement to Hash ten in Shanghai a they might prow torhhim. nat the east case of this tiling' rom the fanmupge: lat And. the fact that St George. Was a Perey Noble also briefly replied anid expressed the hope thatthe start towards better things in Shanghat might not be too ong delayed, .A ure army of a chauffeurs arrived here on' in the s, Nagasaki Maru" to enter the: service of a "bus company in Central China, "Also aboard were seven skilled workers of the Mitsu~ bishi Dockyards in Nagasaki, who will supervise the activities of the Kiangnan Dockyards here, Others Jamong the vessel's passengers were Vice-President Yakichi Suits, of the yokohama Specie Bank, and Presi ay feeling that they had greatly dent Nagayasu Bandoh, of the Siio-Japanese Industrial Company.
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