Nanking, July 2.
The Nanking International Club was formally opened at 5.30 p.m. yesterday by Dr. C. T. Wang, president of the Club, About 300 persons were present at the function, including high government officials, members of the Consular body and their wives, and staff of the Foreign Ministry.
At dinner Dr. Wang delivered the speech of welcome. The British Consul-General, Mr. W. Meyrick Hewlett, and the Danish Minister M. Henrik de Kauffmann, also spoke felicitously. Music was rendered by the Municipal and Chinese Naval Bands. Motion pictures, reworks end dancing lasted until after midnight, Dr. Wang's address follows:
"Ladies and Gentlemen: As Pretident of the Nanking International Club it-gives me very great pleasure to welcome-you one ani all—members because you are members, and guests because we hope you will soon join also as members.
"On the occasion of the formal opening of this Club it is proper that I should say a few words about. its beginnings. The idea of starting-such an institution was conceived as early as last Christmas, and after six months of teal spadework the present spectacle is the happy result. I shall not weary: you with a recital of the tale of 'Worries and disappointments which ritually attend the recondition' a place that was never intended as a club house, but suffice to say flat the loyal ce-operation of all responsible, including those who are ing on the various committees been crowned with success and all's well that ends well,
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