'The Shanghai community ite nessed on 'Thursday afternoon to the Customs Jetty a send-off to Biss Phoebe Stone, 34.0, physician charge of the' Bethal "Hospital, 17 'Many' overs and. bid The. boat she on was Khyber which left Weor sung at 4 pin.
Dr. Phoebe Star fs the, younger of. Dr. and' Hopking University.
ition to being a "woman lector of exceptional ability, Mi stone's Inrge-hnartednese embar Imany ood causes which soft times, tempt her to overwork, wax after repeated urging and advice her. frlenda. and rotatives that She concluded to travel in Europe for a change.
Dr. Stone. will visit France, Palestine, "and on her homeward " journey "will" visit America and Pacie Islands, at the present time. Among those present were the guests of honour; Mr. R. Calder-Marshall, President of the Union Club and the toastmaster; Mr. E. 8. Cunningham, American Consul-General; Mr. Fu Sino-en, Chairman of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce; and /Mr. 8. Fessenden, Judge Peter Grain, Messrs. P. W. Massey, Pan Te chuen, F. F. Fairman, 0. G. Steen, Hsu Yuan, Julean Arnold, James Lee, Lord Addington, Brig. Gen, macnaghten, CING, 0.8.0.
'M. Cosgrave. There were also present many of the ladies the communities, both Chinese and foreign.
Shortly before the speeches of the evening, Mr. Calder-Marshal _proposed a toast to "Our respective Tulers." He then welcomed Mr. and Mrs. MacMurray and thanked them for honouring the club with their Presence during their short stay Shanghai. The Minister, he said had done much during his years in China and his work regarding the! Treaties stands as a memory to hie ere: one, to see the diplomats come into, _greater proximity with Shanghai as. there could be done much through personal contact which could not be done by writing reams of letters.
Through his congenial nature the American Minister could do a great! deal by coming in personal contact, with the people of Shanghai, He had heard the Minister speak at the Amsrigan Club several weeks ago on the power of national unity, but he thought that this could be carried even further—to internationality.
The Value of the Club The Minister was then welcomed by Mr. Fu Sino-en who excused the presence of so few Chinese being present because they were forced to go back to their homes.in Chinese In addressing the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce at a tea party held at their rooms on Thursday, Mr. John Van Antwerp MacMurray, American Minister to China, on a visit to Shanghai for a few days, said that it was his hope and that of the American people, that the relations existing between the two countries should continue, and that the aspirations of the Chinese should and would be fulfilled by other Powers as soon as they had established a competent and capable government, This, he hoped, would be at a not-far-distant day.
The Hope in Washington In addition to the members of the Chamber, there were present heads of American organizations, American officials and representatives. of various firms, which included the following:—Mr. E. 8. Cunningham, U, S. ConsulGeneral; Mr. S, Fessen den, Chairman of the S.M.C,, Mr. Julean Arnold, American' Commertial Attache, Dr. J. C. Ferguson and Messrs. F. F. Fairman, E. C. stocker, G. C. Howard, W. Manley, J. Keegan, S.C. Kingsbury, 0. Steen, W.' Wilson, H, Bucknell, C. H, French and H, 8, Waterman, Mr. Fu Siao-en, Chairman of the Chamber and. Mr. Yuan Li-tung, Vice-Chairman, acted as hosts, In welcoming the Minister, the Chairman regretted that His' Excellency's short stay and numerous official engagements did not permit the Chamber to offer a more sumptrious feast, but he, in the name of the Chamber and on behalf of all present, took great pleasure in welcoming the highest governmental official of the United "States with whom his own country had held unbroken commercial relations. They were aware of their guest's exhaustive knowledge of China which he had put into writing, and which they had in their library.
Their relations the United States had been especially close and, in addition to Mr. MacMurray, they had had for some time the office of Chairman of the Municipal Coaneil and that of Senior Consul held by Americans.
Tt was his hope that the United States of America, in the spirit of the Washington Conference, would be of great assistance in bringing about a change in certain political irregularities which existed, refer-ting in particular to the proposed Sino-Belgian Treaty.
In reply, Mr. MacMurray express. ed his deep appreciation of the hearty and sincere welcome which had bean extended to him. He could not but think that the Chairman territory on account, of the present] state of affairs. The Union Club, he! place where Americs and Chinese gathered and uld Tike always to. see the ister a guest of the Club when in Shanghai, as it was a place where the citizens and subjects of the three nations could come to talk over their differences and express their views, He then wished the Minister and Mrs. MacMurray a good journey to Peking and good health.
Mr. MacMurray his "maiden" tri fatter becoming Minister learned that Peking and Shanghai represented two entirely different interests. From what he learned through telegrams and what he Learned when he really saw things fas they were, he agreed that a through the country was a very good idea,
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