Gratified at the Diplomatic Progress being Made in the South:
The Excellent Work of Marshal Li Mr, Chu Chao-hsin, Commissioner Mr. Chu that of all his pointed Waichiaopu, arrived in Shanghai on Aug. 2 by the str, President Lih-coin. He was accompanied by} Messrs, Chu Chu-song and Chen Kai-tai, his private secretaries. Mr, Chu, it will be recalled, was formerly Foreign Commissioner here and a Senator. Later diplomatic successes, the one which gave him the most satisfaction was the resumption of friendly relations between Hongkong and Canton. After Sir Miles Lampson's visit to Canton last year, the strained rela~ tionships between China and Great served as Consul-General at San Francisco, Charge d'Affaires at London and Minister to Italy.
After a few hours stay at the Oriental Hotel, Mr, Chu lett for Nanking last night to confer with the Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T. Wang, and other officials. Ho ex: pects to return to Canton in a fortnight oF 80, by a representative of the Daily News" when he proposed to assume his mew appointment, Mr. Chu said that he did not yet Know. It depended upon his visit to Nanking. He was going to Nanking to take the oath of ofice and to conform with the inaugural formalities of assuming the post. Last year, he was twice appointed to the post but did not come north to complete the formalin ies. Now that China had a unified government in fact, as well as in name, it was an opportune time for him to come and offer his services to China. He felt duty bound, therefore, to make the trip.
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