A Scholar of the Old School on China's Lack of Power and the Responsibilities of. Her Young Men London, April 25.
This week the Central Union of Chinese Students in Great Britain and Ireland gave a banquet at the Connaught Rooms in honour of Mr. Liang Shih-yi, ex-Premier of the Chinese Republic, It. was also hoped that Sir Robert Ho Tung would be present but he had 'w absent himself at the last moment en account of a royal invitation.
There was, however, a very good attendance which, included the Japanese Minister, Baron Hayashi, Sir Charles and Lady Addis, Sir James William Jamieson, Viscount and Viscountess Kano, Mr. Fred bramley, Secretary to the Trade Union Congress, and Mrs. Bramley, Mr. and Mrs. Hallifax, Sir Gregory Foster, Provost of University College, and Lady Foster, Professor Gutteridge, Mr. and Mrs, Mal Dr. L, Giles, Mr. and Mrs, B. Asi ton-Watking, Mr. and Mrs. 8. Doyle Penrose, Mr. T. Tajima, the Japan ose ex-Secretary and Minister of Home Affairs, Mr. K, Nishida, and Mr, Chu Chao-hsin, Mr. T. K. Lee presided.
proposing the toast to the quests, Dir. Chu Chao-hsin, the Chinese Charge d'Affaires in' London, spoke in part as follow tis hardly' necessary' to reeommend to any gathering. of Chinevo or of British with Far Bastern Sxperience the claims to respect fand admiration of Tis Excellency! Liang Shit-yi, who is now on a visit to this. country. Mr. Liang Bhiheyi has been over 90 yours. Government. service, being' a high official under the old regime 8 well as under the Republic. He, has. acquired experience in so many branches of life that it is very dificult to recapitulate them all, Perhaps his chief claim to our' gratitude and admiration in China is in connexion with public finances and means of communica tions, In fact, the construction the railways in the northern provinees has been largely due to his effort "He has boon Minister Finance and Minister of Com: munications. He was sident Yuan Shih-kai's right hand man in the capacity of Chief Secretary for a number of yea He once held the highest office Prime Minister.
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