With the exception of three British Consular prisoners sentenced to death and later reprieved there is nothing} outstanding to report in this section @uring the year, 'The conduct of the prisoners was good and their health Satisfactory. 'There were two deaths during the year resulting from Chronic Mycardities and drug habit fu one case and the other, which occurred in the Municipal Isolation' Hospital. from Typhus fever.
"The Convict Labour Department has been exceptionally busy throughout the year, particularly the printing] department due to. increased work, from the various Munlelpal Departments and the need for economy in such work. One additional printing, press was installed during the year and a further one has been ordered for 1941 to replace existing worn out! machinery, The usual minor repair \Business Girls Hold International Dinner Shanghai, Mar. 12, The Twelfth International Dinner for business and professional girls of Shanghai, was held yesterday evening under the auspices of the Shanghai ¥.W.C.A, and International Branch, at the Navy YMCA. After get together? half "hour, the girls wore welcomed and there' was community singing before dinner was served, Greetings were read from countries all over the world, where similar International evenings were being held. Shanghat girls already had sent greetings to the United States, Canada, Manila, Honolulu, Australia, New' Zealand, Singapore fond India.
'There was an address by Mrs, /Mason Loh of the National Commit fee of the ¥.W.C.A, of China, Mrs, Mason Loh said she was greatly honoured to be called upon to give the address then went' on to say that friendship was the most beautiful thing in one's life and how international friendship was of an even higher ideal and took a greater effort but brought a greater reward, She stressed the importance of having ternational friends, There was a distribution of prizes {for lucky ticket numbers and then a series of national dances of various countries were presented, followed by pageant of "Women famous in His~ story and Song", from See Sze_and Lady Precious stream down to Flor~ fence Nightingale. Mrs. van Hengel also spoke a few words and intro-Jduced Miss Hinder, who was one of those members present at the first international dinner in Shanghs which was given twelve years ago, The committee on arrangements were members from the Keys Club, the [Chinese Business Girls! Club and the Live Y'ers Club, There were well present, representing twenty. aiffer~ ent nations,
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