A very enjoyable holiday entertainment and tea party was given yesterday at St, Joseph's Institution. which was enthusiastically received by the children honoured and, as well large number of patrons and friends.
The girls gave an interesting programme of singing and sketches, hot easily forgotten, was entitled "The Sunshine Hospital." where the doctor cured everything with @ smile, Between each turn there was a distribu-lon of gifts for the children, After the entertainment a word of thanks was given by one girl in French, and by another in English and then the children enjoyed a Christmas, tea while visitors were served tea iit another room. 'The decorations were exceptionally atiraetive with {estoons of paper all the colours of the rainbow, sunflowers, stars, holly and a Jarge Christmas' tree covered with small elec tele lights.
Among those attending were Fathers PF. Salvini, Lorandk and George, "Hat" Gun imme Grootjans, tay Cian if
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A beautiful Christmas musical service was hela In the Holy rin Cathedrat"" yesterday andthe. day before, when a number of enrol were included. In the service, ving ably rendered by the full choir. Dean 'Trivett and the Rev. E. J. Oltewell officiated throughout the' services, which "were well oltonded, the ithedral being packed on both days, The service opened with Once Royal David's" the Processional Hymn. sung by the choir and cone rogation. being followed a. Bidding Prayer. 'The first carol, "The First Nowell," perhaps one of the best known' Christmas carols sung by the choir and 'The First' Lesson was read by a Three carols. "A, Spotless Rove." "Say O Shepherds. Whom Saw Ye?"
"Lullay My Lilelng" came next, ing followed by the "Good King Wenceslas with aristo, the complete version being given. An Anthem Rest" You Mer Gentlemen" preced-Jed the Third Lesson, Four more the organ were followed by "O Come, All Ye. Faithful." during which the Jcolicetion was taken. The collection to be donated to the Cathedral Chair and Organ Fund, "The service lended with "Hark! The Herald Angels [Sing." "Ue congregation join Jchoir in this Recessional Hym Shanghai, Yor. 25, Mr. G. Godfrey Phillips, Secretary and " Commissioner-General of the Shanghai Municipal Council, yesterday stated that the position' reger 2 the negotiations over the is of the western area was the same as it was two or three weeks ayo. He said that there was rho change in the situiti
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