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We are honoured with the company of a large number of outport mem ber, and of old boys and guests, too' numerous to mention by name, 'bat to one and all we extend a very hearty welcome. (Applause).

Promotes Good Fellowship

Now with regard to our club, which affords the excuse for this cheerful gathering, what can I say beyond re- peating what has so often been saki before; that it promotes good fellow ship among the staff in addition to

cliente and staff. (Cheers.) I have been privileged to be elcsely associat- ed with Sir George during the last providing healthy outdoor exercise, few years, and I know that he realizes and in that way is a valuable asset to the full the importance to the to the society. society and its clients of a competent

Touching the results of the matches, and contented staff, and that he will forth in detail in the prints you have I need say very little, as they are set do all that in him lies to uphold the before you. I may just point out, high ideals and traditions of the however, shortly, that the first eleven society in that respect.

al-

Te-

We are also pleased to welcome to-played 18 matchos, won S, lost 6, and air-drew 4.Sir Frederick Lewis will be Apart from night Mr. Sturge, the deputy-chair- its revision of the rules for the safety man, who brings to his new office the interessed to note that honours are of lives and

and property at sea, it is payvaluable experience which he gained easy between the Furness Houlder 38 We ing special attention to preventing in the chair at Lloyd's; and Sir Percy Prince Lines and ourselves, any Loo

The heavy new burdens being

ex-chairman of each won one and lost one. okinnon, another placed on shipowners.

some result was achieved in the second Close watch-

who, like Mr. Starge, fulness in this direction was never so occupied the chair there during a eleven matches between them and us On the whole, the second eleven did necessary as it is to-day, with the period of exceptional difficulty and steady growth of foreign shipping responsibility. I think we may be al remarkably well having played 18,

lower to congratulate Mr. Sturge and won 13, lost 2, drawn 3 and tied is now carrying on a special inves- has just been paid to them by being 3,000 runs in a season for the first

A group of experts at the Registry Sir Percy on the unique honour which Moreover, they accomplished the

markable achievement of making over tigation into the excessive corrosion asked to allow their portraits to be which has been causing very serious painted and hung alongside that of time in their history. Foncern in the case of some oil tank-rally known in his way as the to the fact that Mr. Powell, captain of

John

Julius Angerstein, who was gen-

I may call attention with some pride ages on passenger and cargo vessels. Angerstein's portrait is painted by Castle Line, and 112 (not out) against Dr. B. C. Laws is making Ve Father of Lloyd's. I believe that Mr. the first eleven, made two centuries, gathering data on

110 (not out) against the Union ships under

of Sir Thomas Lawrence, and I hope the Farness Houlder-Prince Linea severe weather and loading.

that our two friends will be equally I had the pleasure of seeing the latter These facts and other interesting fortunate in their artists. (IIcar, performance, and I feel quite sure that comments were made during a speech | hear.) by Mr. Andrew Scott, secretary of the Then we are pleased to have with there, would have felt that it was a Sir Frederick Lewis, if he had been Lloyd's Register, at the thirty-fifths again our fellow cricketer and annual reunion and dinner af Lloyd's kindly critic Sir Frederick Lewis, who case where Register Cricket Club at the May Fair has delighted us on more than one Hotel, London.

dccasion with his "Celtic" wit and

ers.

an excuse

the behaviour of

conditions

Even the ranks of Tuscany Could scarce forbear to cheer.

As Mr. Scott (who was In the Imagery. We are also favoured with The Furness Houlder Prince Club had chair) said, the cricket club is only the company of Sir Alfred Booth, who down for 11, and they were naturally made 145 and got four of our wickets for one of

the historic with great modesty bears a nama social events of the shipping world. Representatives of the society from all parts of the earth gather at this function, or else send witty cables, which are read out by the chairman as an aperitif for the heavier diehes of oratory which follow. These re- presentatives meet in eonvivial at- masphere

leading shipowners and Government officials associated with shipping and.

end insurance

the

The chairman was supported by: Sir S. George Higgins, C.B.E.; Rt. Hon. Lord Marchamley; Sir Fred W. Lewis, Bart.; Sir Joseph Isherword,

Barb Mr. Robert Corry; Mr. Archibald

Capt.

Sir Walter Baynham, MacLean; K.B.E.; Dr. J. Montgomerie;

Mesars. Douglas

Archibald Hurd

Garrett R. W. Sturge; T. Shaw (Sun- derland); H. M. Rogers; J. Barclay; A. L. Sturge; Sir Alfred Booth, Bart

Sir

ir Percy Mackinnon; Sir Charles Hipwood, K.B.E., C.B.; Mr. Charles J. Higgins; Sir Charles, Sanders, K.B.E.; Messrs. Clarence

Sir Alfred Chaimerais (Liverpool)

Wallace; R. D.

is

A. J. Daniel; E. Cheetham (Cardiff); and Mr. Harry Gray,

Such a

a representative gathering rarely seen in London. Scientist, ship. owners, lawyers, Government officials and bankers converse in an unofficial and valuable way. But the atmos- phere of the cricket club reigns. Good sportsmanship characterises the proceedings, which are more like a meeting in the pavilion than a cere- monial banquet.

Mr. Andrew Scott. proposing "Our Club and Patrons," said: We have the great pleasure of welcoming to-night. for the first time in his capacity of chairman of Lloyd's Register, Sir Goorge Higgins, who has honoured t with his company on two previous occasions, and I am sure that you

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which is honoured alike in shipping highly pleased with themselves. Then Hammond (I heg pardon, I mean Powell) went in, and playing the in- nings of his life, gave one of the finest exhibitions

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would like me to take this opporum circles and in social science; and last, ity of respectfully offering Sir George but not least, Mr. Robert Corry, our most sincere congratulations, and whom we welcome not only for his of assuring him

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over

You will see from the printed liste that there are many other good scores, but no one else has obtained the covet

ed century, and I пож ask Captain Fowell and Mr. Coomber to come far- ward and

receive a small token in recognition of their fine performances. You will observe from the presents they have asked to be furnished with that they are both Frothblowers, and it occurs to me to wonder whether Hobbs had similar presents for all the centuries ho has made.

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Sir S. G. Higgins Tribute Sir S. George Higgins, C.B.E., in reply to the toast, said that it was his desire, while he remained chairman of the Register, ao to conduct the society's affairs as to add to its world-wide esteem. At the same time it was his to attend very closely, and in object every way, to the welfare of the staff. He paid a tribute to the great work

Dr. Mon jof Montgomerie (chief ship sur-" veyor) and to Mr. H. A. Ruck Keene (chief engineer surveyor). The com-comfortable; once you try you wi'! re- mittee of Lloyd's

realised the commend it to others.. value.or

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sportsmanshi business, and, as Sir Frederick Lewis had said on a former occasion, its world-wide success was due to its real- isation of sportsmanship and fairplay.

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Apart from those quasi judicial actions, however, the committee are always anxious to undertake any ex- coptional service which may be for the

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