for Hope rank, U.S. Congress ian from Dlinois, who arrived in Shanghai on Sunday aboard the U. S. Naval Transport Henderson stopped at the Palace Hotel for' fa few days before leaving aboard the Henderson again for the return trip to, America, Mr. Funk, accompanied by his wife and two children, is availing himself of the privilege extended to members of Congressin taking a cruise on a naval transport. He is a member of the Gongress which has just adjourned and which will resume session: December, a legislative body which he describes as the most forward Congress in years as far as interest displayed in appropriation for American consular and diplomatic buildings in varius parts of the world is concerned, The Inst Congress appropriated $10,000,000 to be spent at the rate of $2,000,00 a year on building em-Dassies and consulates and, as this money became available on July 1, it is expected that the first yearly appropriation will reach the places for which it is destined by the first of the coming year.
When talking with a representa. tive of the "North-China Daily News" ch Wednesday, Mr. Funk. express~ ed his sincere advocacy of the cause of new American Consular Buildings in Shanghai, and his intention, as a member of the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representative, to use his influence as far as possible in seeing: that Shanghai receives adequate facilities in this respect. "Lam a great believer in keeping up apbearances," he explained, "and just as & man is judged by his clothes ro a nation comes in for criticism or admiration on account of its emassy or consulate in a foreign While he hesitated to say when ther the American Consulate here would receive the total amount for which it is petititioning to the Department of State, a matter of About a million and' a half dollars, Mr. Funk declared most emphatic Jy that within the next five years the needs of the consulate would vrdoubtedly be taken cave of entirely.
The Congreseman and his family were in Shanghai until yesterday] morning when the Henderson sailed for Manila for a stay of 17 days. While there opportunity will be given to Mr. Funk to see some of the problems which face the Philippine Islands at first hand. From the Philippines the transport will return to the States, the main purpose of the trip from the Congressman's point of view having been a pleasure one bearing with it a bet-for understanding of world prolems, which is described as an essential by Mix. Funk for every member of Congress.
Besides being a member of C gress, Mr, Funk is a farmer and stock-raiser on a large scale near Bloomington, Illinois, in the heart of the Corn' Belt of America. He Yas at one time a member of the Mlinoig State Senate, and in 1912 was a candidate for governor of Mlinois on the Progressive party oket. His activities in his native state include also a seven yea service a3 Commissioner on the Pub-Hie Utilities Commission of Ilinois.
Tue Chinece papers say that] the agreement regarding the rendition of the International Mixed! Court will be signed in the course vf 10 days.
Aw excellent' programme of English musie was rendered entirely by Chinese artists in connexion with the radio sacred concert and Bible reading on Sunday evening, from 8.30 to ten o'clock. The Rev. K. Z. 7. Kiang, Pastor of the Allen Memorial Methodist Church, delivered a brief sermon in excellent}
English on the subject of "Eternal Life," and the Old Testament Scripture portion was read, as usual, by Rev. W. J. Embery of the Chiba Inland Mission. The New Testament Scripture lesson was read by Mr. Edgar E. Strother, who con-duets the radio programme each Sunday evening.
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