"Thank Shanghai (Continued from page 1) gardens during the summer months and paid a special tribute to the patriotic societies and committees of the various clubs, who had admitted soldiers to honorary membership and had allowed them to play the games and sports which were possible in Shanghai.
He voiced a word of gratitude to the Central British War Fund and to the British Residents' Association for gifts to every soldier leaving Shanghai. For your support. hospitality, and interest in our work and welfare I wish to you to accept the gratitude of the British forces, Major-General Simmons concluded.
Prior to Major-General Simmon's address Shanghailanders had listened to a farewell concert in which members of the British forces had taken part. Packed with music, song and rhyme, the concert was competed by Oliver Langley, who introduced Peter Gracey of the XCD N. staff to listeners.
After Mr. Gracey had descri the growth of Station X.C.D. the "Voice of Democracy," the fol. lowing members of British military units took part in the concert: Willy Aitken (Seaforth Highlanders) and his band. Colour-Sergt. Harrison (Seaforth Highlanders), Staff-Sergt. Field, Rev. J. N. Lewis Bryan ("Bryan Lewis"), Stan Mesmer (SAS, Pipe-Major MacAlister (Seaforth Highlanders), Sergt, Savage (Corps of Military Police), Sergt. John Gibson, Cpl. Clevely (Royal Corps of Signals)
The concert was followed by a play, "It's Autumn Now," arranged by Miss Pocock (Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military Nursing Service) and Lt.-Col. C. F. Burton. R. A. N. C.
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