Shanghai, Apr. 27.
Mr. RD. Abraham, president of the Shanghat Lodge 1102, opened the Charity Ball which was given In aid of the Jewish Youth Fund, at the Masonic Hall, yesterday evening, 'There was an attendance of over three hundred quests, 'The Ball was held under the patronage of Mesdames B, Chaikin, C, Haas, 'Kammerling, B, Kann, 'N, 'Klebanoff, H, Lange, A. Peretz,' the Rev. Brown, Major N, $, Jacobs and Messrs, M, Birman' and H, Kammer-Hing.
"The Lundstrom Band, played for the "dancing and during the course of the evening entertainment was provided by Mr. Gerhard Leopold, Tenor, accompanied by Mr. $, Bor: cee aaa eae seared it Sati ripen ¢ ps Soto ware us fate Bae Nea tee right of the Detachment.
At 645 pin, escorted by S.M.P. motor cycles, "Mr. Keswick arrived at the Jetty. "The Guards of Honour Presented arms as he alighted. Pro. ceeding from the right, the retiring SMC. Chairman inspected the Signals Company, stopping to bid them adieu, and' then the Russian Guard of Honour, taking his hat off fas he passed the Colour, adorned with ower, "Little Doll" a young lady of S.V.C. and S.M.P. streamers. The fon years of age who, gave some jar, Keswick walled past the Guard Yount ney of] Police band played "Aloha Ge" as
Siegfried Sonnenschein and a few] of Honour, perhaps for the last time. songs by Mrs, Roslalbach-Gerstl, Returning, Mr. Keswick bade fare-accompanied by Mx, William Loewit, Tiokets were sold for a Tombola having 300 prizes, all of which were donated by friends, tu another hall there were a number of stands, Including those of the Modern Candy Factory, Petrellis, and Willinger €o,, who donated twenty per cent, of the proceeds of their sales to the Fund, "A fortune teller was also present, 'There was an attendance of over three hundred quests and the dance proved a great success, fa. cheerful ximosphere—prevailing from start to finish, Dr. M. Herbst and Mr, H, Levin were responsible for the' general arrangements, well to mally friends and associates who had gathered there to see him off. Among those present were Mr, 'A. H. George, "British Consul-General, it. Paul Scheel, Danish Consul-General and Senior Consul, Col. DeWitt Peck, Lieut-Col.
Mann, Major K. NM. Bourne, Capt H. M. Smyth, Major 8. D. ivanoff, MrT. Mf, Yeo, Mr. E, C. Baker, Mr A, H.'Samson, members of the Shanghat" Municipal Council and some Chinese friends of the depart. ing official Mr. Keswick loft in s. President Coolidge and will travel to England, where he will join Mrs. Keswicl via America, Angered Robbers Fire At Victims, But Miss Shanghai, Apr. 28.
Angered by the alarm raised by tone of their victims at 40 Kansuh Road, armed robbers opened fire at inmates of the room, fung two shots. Fortunately for the victims, the marksmanship of the bandits was poor beyond description and the bullets Todged in the wall without causing any injuries to any of the persons in the room, The gangsters, three in number and all armed with pistols, entered the house at 8 am. yesterday and proceeded to force all the occupants into tone of the rooms. The robbers then stole $3,300 in cash and were decamping when one of the victims shouted for help. Two of the gang immediate Jy tured around and fred a" shot Frightened by the shots as much as the victims were, the gangsters hasten ed out of the house and escaped before the arrival of the police, Police Officer to Receive Award Shanghai, Apr. 23.
Another police officer" who will soon be awarded the Police Distinnished Conduct Medal Class IT is Detective Sergeant H. Muir. who has been recommended for the award by the Permanent Awards Board and approved by the Shanghai Municipal Council, The honour is being conferred on the officer for a uniformly: good record in encountering armed, criminals, While on patrol on the morning of December 9, on Yenping Road south of Connaught Road, the officer's attention was attracted to the suspicious. behaviour of a Chinese and decided to question him when he saw another Chinese emerge from an alley who drew a gun. pointed it at. the officer and backed into the alley. The officer immediately drew his own gun and fired at the man, while
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