The Archive · 1939

SHANGHAI NOTES

St. Patrick's Day Although their patron saint was born Wales which led Bernara Shavw tokyo farther stela fo suggest the birthplace of the people Trish folk' as. they eclobrate St. Patrickes Day aday know that, history and Shavianiems apa, the. four. nailonat celebrations held, every year thers. is one of the. proudest and mos Honoured. "As matter of ad, they are more certain' Mstoricaly "of their oun' patron saint than the Engitsh are of St. George, who nas number of eliferentoriging, most of them iterly foreign, but itis nocthe fac, isthe spiel for the thing that counte Irelands: eontbutton fo Great Britain and the Brith Empire. hes Seen Immense shou sometimes ihe been But in on'ntavourableTignts tu elebratn Bt, Patrick's day the "congratulations of alt lather peoples and paris of the Empire. will 40 the sons and daughters of Erin although Rive 18 the more modern name for the great. part the beautiful een island renowned in one and poetry. In Shanghai today, members of St Patrick's Society will observe the day in (rad tional fashion, paying tribute to the Great War dead at the. War Memorial and remembering also in Kindly fashion, Irish soldiers, who gave there lives for the protection of Shanghat—anen the Ulser Rie lied In the host ities in he' autumn of 1837, Tonight, Uhere wil be: the muni bail at the French" Chub when "hsieh Hospltaiy and. festivity wil be of its height [The inspiration to transplant. 'Tite Bit of homeland in Shanghai lis Tovnd consimmation" in. the Importation of shamrock fron) Ireland by' air mall andthe magic of the star Gun sprinkled over the bit of heaven that fel irom out the sky one day has been equalled the" horieutural magic. of the secretary" the freshness of the shamrock for

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