Shanghai, Feb. 15.
HE guest of honour at the weekly R.A.F.A, tiffin yesterday was Colonel J. W. Hornby, M.C., retiring commandant of the S.V.C. Colonel Hornby, who is a member-of the Association, was presented with a tankard by Mr. V. J. B. Holland, the President, on behalf of the gathering.
In speaking of the guest Mr, Holland. mentioned his excellent services for the Volunteer Corps during a time of unusual strain, and complimented him on the manner in which he has maintained the traditions of the Corps. Other guests at the tiffin included Mr. Hugh Middleton, President of the British United Services Association, M.
Egal, leader of the local De Gaulle movement, Lt.-Col. G. H. Mann, M.C. and Major H. Bartley.
Mr. Holland's speech follow:
"When 1 asked Col, Hornby, on your behalf, to honour the Assocla~ tion as our' om cial guest before his departure from Shanghai on his re-all to serve his country in other war areas, T was fully aware that there are good colonels and bad ones. We all recall the actions of some colonels, particularly those who support Nazism, but these colonels are bad ones and are not members of the RATA, whereas Col. Hornby is, and' we, having. selected 'a good colonel, invited him to step out of his membership chair {0 be our official guest today. do not know what the colonel's ideas of aviators may be, but T venture to suggest that he would also say that there are good ones ud bad ones, but the bad ones are' not members of the RAPE.
"We all appreciate the good work the Colonel has done for the Corps, {through (a dimeult period, probably most. hectic and most active Derlod in the history of the Corps.
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