Afterwards Mr. Martin Little proposed the health of the guests, "In my capacity a2 Chairman of Judge Grain and Gen, Chang Sir Peter Grain then replied for. the guests thanking their kind hosts for the unusual pleasure that alt the Board of Directors of the nad had that morning. He dwelt Shanghai Waterworks Ca. Ltd." he on the splendid efficiency of the said, "there falls to my lot the {Shanghai Waterworks, on its tre-pleasure of thanking you gentlemen mendous development' and on the for the honour you have done us potent force it was for promoting In coming here and to express our the health of Shanghai appreciation of this, as we know General Chang Ting-fan_ then how folly occupied your time is. spoke "for the 90 per cent. of the men, this gathering here customers of the Company" who, to-day is very cosmopolitan, repre-he said, had every cause senting, as it does, so many nation-pleased with what they got from it. alities and I think that is essentially He spoke of the progressive strides suitable in connection with a Water-the Company had made, from 1908 works function as water is a com-to 1918, to 1928, He wa sure that mon denominator to us all, the year 1998 would see still greater "To the man in the street the expansion, and he wished the Com-supply of water probably seems a pany all the success that its good very simple affair: you just have work merited. to pump it out of the river, leave So said all the guests as they it to settle and then pump it to the dispersed to their own work, houses but, as you gentlemen have seen, a very large and expensive plant is required with numerous complicated fter. beds and with skilled laboratory work to keep the
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