Shanghai, Oct. 28.
question as to whether the St, Andrew's Society of Shanghai should devote money raised by subscriptions and a concert on St, Andrew's Day next year for the benefit of war work at Home or to the Society's welfare work in Shanghai was debated at length at the annual meeting of the Society held in the Race Club last night.
'A suggestion that the Society should not hold a ball next year was unanimously supported by the members present and various proposals as to the form the celebrations should take were referred to the Committee.
Mr. W. J. Keswick, presiden cupied the chair, and he was support ed by Dr. H. Couper Patrick, Messrs. Roderick G. MacDonald, Ranald Mac Donald, James Macbeth, Norman C. Macgregor, H.R. Cleland, Thomas Hutchinson, E. MeLaren, T. Robertson, Tolt, J, D. Watt, T. W. R. Wilson, A 'M.' Kennedy, hon. treas., and Me. C. B, Blaikie, hon. see.
Before opening the business of the meeting the whole assembly stood in silence in memory of Messrs. A. Anderson, J. L. Henry, H. A.
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