The cup was then handed over, and in, accepting it Colonel Gordon Mr, Vu Ya-ching and members of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerie: On behalf of all ranks the Shanghai Volunteer Corps T beg to think you for the very hand-come cup which you have presented to us'to-day, and which-we cordially accept as a token of your appreciation of the services rendered to the Chinese Ca-apers ition Mr. Fessenden said:—Mr. Vu Ya-Jing and members of the Chinese of Commerce and Chinese RateDayers Association: Tt gives great pleasure to welcome you here to-day. It is extremely gratifying to my colleagues of the Coun-Jail and to me as their representative to know that the services during the recent troubles of our Volunteer! Conps, of which we are so. justly ro apparently as highly appreciated by our friends of the: Chinese community as they are by: us, as is amply evidenced by these lbenutiful tokens and the kindly expressions of appreciation accor panying their presentation. During the recent state of emergency there were many occasions upon which the Council sought the advice, as-[sistance and ce-operation of ' the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and other Chinese organizations. In every instance our. requests met! with the most cheerful and hearty' response. I feel that the success with which many of the problems. which arose during the emergency: were met und solved is due in Jgreat measure to the ce-operation of the Chinese community. I trust that this spirit of ce-operation on the part of both communities will continue in the future to the perman-lent benefit and success of the Settlement, and pave the way to a bet~ ter understanding of out mutual Points of view and difficulties.
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