Association held its annual members' dinner on Thureday evening, the 24th instant. Ae guests of honour, were present H.E. Wu Ting-fang, Minister. to the United States and Mexica, His Honour M. T. Liang, Shanghai Taotai, and the Hon. Joshua Levering, of Baltimore, U.S. A. After. an inspection: of ' the building the company, cumbering about 100 and including many Chinese officials and business men of Shanghai, sat down to dinner, which was provided by the Hotal des Colonies, in the Association's commodiousgymnasiam. Music waa furnished by the Filipino orchestra. At the close of the dinner Tsotai Wong Koh-shan, of the Shanghsi-Nanking Railway, President of the Association, acted as toastmaster and presented the' speakers of the evening. Mr. T. T. Wong, Vice-President of the Association, gave review of the year's work, indicating in brief the main features of its activities slong educational, social, athletic and religious lines. Secretary S. K. Taag, the second speaker, dwelt upon the future outlook of the Association and what could be expected now that the new building bad become a reality.
Joshua Levering spoke on "The—World-wide Association," welling upon the fact that the Associa tion is organized in the various different countries that he had visited on his round-the-world tour, He was especially impressed with the strength of the Chinese Association in Shanghai. Taotai Liang congratulated directors and members upon the Association's new building and expressed his interest in the work that was being done. H.E, Wu Ting-fang concluded the enjoyable giving a ficent address in the Baglch language.
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