Mr. Hsu Yuan proposed a health for Mr, von Heidenstam and spoke about the important work he had towards further improvements of. tthe port and for the merging of tie) Conservancy into a proper Harbour Board or Port Authority, which question now was receiving much attention in Chinese official and business circles. When these schemes materialized, as they must, it should alway be remembered that it was due to the work and initiative of the host of the evening.
Mr, Maze associated himself with Mr. Hsu Yuan's remarks and said that many important developments, have taken place in Shanghai during. the past 16 years. Shanghai is sentially a shipping centre, and its future prosperity and expansion are almost entirely dependent upon navigational facilities. It follows,
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