Tsinan, March 2.
When the—south-bound train arrived in Tsinan last night, it was mot by a large and representative company who wished to do honour to Sir John Jordan leaving China for Home. The British community and the American friends who were present will not easily forget the farewell they took of Sir John. The station authorities made plans for_ the reception of their distinguished passenger, which were entirely in Keeping with the simple dignity of the proceedings. Sir John Jordan was met_on arrival by Mr. J. 1. Pratt, H. B. M. Consul-General, who' then conducted him to the station reception room where he was met by the Shantung Military Governor, General Ten Chung-yi, the Shantung Civil Governor, Mr. Ch'u Yin-kwang, the American Vice-Consul, Mr. F. Allman, and the Japanes= Consul-General, Mr. Mori. The Minister had not long taken his seat before Mr. Li Tsi-shan, a member of the Provincial Assembly of Shantung, came forward with a Chinese deputation.
Mr. Li, speaking for the people of Shantung, in a few heartfelt words thanked Sir John for his life in China and wished him a happy and prosperous life in England. He concluded with an impassioned appeal to Sir John to exert his entire strength on behalf of the Chinese nation in its time of great need and to win back for China what she had lost in Shantung.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.