During some of the critical days of the hostilities it had been a reassuring thought that, should troops fon the western perimeter enter the Settlement, he had a body of sca-yoned veterans to whom he could took for assistance. Fortunately this had not been necessary.
Th addition to founding his "refugee camp" when he got to Guernsey, he hoped to found a Zero Club, singe he understood that there was 'a large number of retired colonels and officers on the island. As the drink situation on the island was "easy", he hoped that every Wednesday would be a free day. If this club ever materialized, he concluded, members of the Shanghai Zero Club could rest assured that he would be thinking of them every Wednessiny Indians Honour Trade Commissioner Shanghai, Feb. 13.
'A. tea party. was given' last week inthe Park' Hotel by the Indian Merchants Association in honour of Dr, R. R, Saksona, Indian Trade Commissioner who recently arrived here from Japan for a short stay. Mr. H. A.
Savul, president of the new asso-elation which aims at unity among Shanghai Indian merchants and deve-' lopment of commerce, was chairman the meeting.
Dr, Saksena, who was said to have! given much assistance to the new association before its establishment, delivered a speech in which he ex: pressed the hope that Indians today will make their country, already rank-the fifth industrial nation, ever ore progressive, for whatever fallings. they. might have are not in" hented, "To back up his arguments: the speaker mentioned many intellect tual and cultural achievements Indian history.
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