An interesting visitor who arrived in Shanghai last week and who left by the Lloyd Triestino str. Hungaria last Friday morning is Mr. Chu Chi-chien.
Mr. Chu is well-known in Shanghai as the former Chief Northern Peace Delegate in the internal peace negotiations in 1919. His mission is to proceed to Paris to receive from the University of Paris the degree of Doctor Honoris Causa for President Hsu Shih-chang! and to convey the thanks' in return:* Mr. Chu is also the bearer of an autograph letter from President Hsu to President} Millerand conveying greetings and congratulations upon his (M. Millerand's) election as President of France.
The mission has absolutely no connexion with polities, a representative of the North-China Daily News" was informed in an interview yesterday. While it is primarily intended to receive the degree on behalf of President Hsu and to deliver the President's letter to M. Millerand, Mr. Chu and his party will make a careful study into the world's after-war tendent cies in education andi investigate the general industrial conditions and developments.
Exquisite Girrs from THE East.
Mr. Chu is taking to France a beautiful set of Chinese lacquer-ware furniture and chests, a complete outfit of Chinese writing paraphernalia, and sample copies of the "Four Classical Encyclopedias." The latter are four sets of books, 36,000 volumes in all, valued at no less than $30,000. They include collections on classics, Chinese and general histories, physics, and miscellaneous subjects.
Other members of Mr. Chu's} party include Messrs, Quang Ting-chang, Han Vu-chia, Chang Lwu, Robert Vu, Shah Wen-yen, and Dr. Tsur Ye-tsung. The Peking Government has allowed Mr. Chu and his party $70,000 for expenses.
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