Teitigtao, Jan, 30.
Yesterday being the first. anniversary of the return of the Kino-chow-T'sinan Railway to Chin by Japan, the oceusion was marked by a celebration at the Rail way - Administration's headquar-tels here which commenced at 1)
10 morning. There were sent many officials, - business and journalists who had pre Viously' been invited to attend, gratulatory addresses were cal by various officials, these ceted with the railway pro: mising to we their wtmcst efforts to make it a complete suees, while Ulese not connected wi it-urged the cficials of the rail way to use groater efforts future, s0.as to ensure prompt refand of, the capital due to, Javan at the time of maturity.
Two members of the Shantung Assembly who had trid who, were views for the gathering, out OF pla and received the applause of th as some nev ness. at these speakers! would make indigereet. remarks Sut. they did nothing of the kind, urging that the funds of the rai way be kept for the railway's pansion, that greater courtesies should be' shown towards the patrons of ths line-and that: fares]
freight vates should be main
Among the foreign officials pre-eat reasonable lo were Mr. A. G, Major, the: British Com Nir. ¥. Mori, the Tapaneso Consu-General, and Mr. H. Nowbill, the United States In the evening, a dinner was given at the Grand Hotel to which Director and the Associate Director of the Kinochow-Tsinan Railway invited a largo number lof officials, business men and journaliste, The delegate sent down by the Communications Department to attend the celebration made a brief address, thanking the guests [for their atte Mr. Mori, the Tapanese Ci reply: ing in Japanese, thobed that by the untiring efforts of the Ral way Administration, the Kino-Tsi Tine wil nue 10 prosper ant the means of increasing rade. of the province.
Among the forviguers _preseut at the dinner were Mr. Y. Mori, Mr. A. G, Maj the Amerien
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