The advent of the International Funeral Directors' new institution at 71 Kinochow Road, which is managed by Mr. R, Scott, for a number of years connected with the Frank E. Campbell establishment in New York, will fill in certain lacks which have been noted in Shanghai for long. It is announced, also, that the policy of this new funeral parlour is one well suited to an international community and that equipment is adequate to carry out the individual desires and wishes Jof each family, regardless of nationality or religion.
A funeral can be held at the Jconvenience of the family, accor ing to the management of the establishment, and it will no longer be necessary to hold a funeral Jwith 24 hours after death as is now the custom. In the case of Jo deceased having no relatives in [China, the body can be embalmed Jand held in state in one of the reposing rooms of the institution while the Consulate cables to the [deceased's family at home for instructions regarding the disposition of the body. Should a re-Jquest come for shipping the body, this can be with full assurance that it will arrive in a perfect state lof preservation to any part of the A non-sectarian chapel is free to all and moderate charges' are made for the various details of taking care of the dead. The International Funeral Directors ithe first establishment of its kind im the Orient, Locat stock exchanges have telegraphed to Peking and to Marshal Sun Chuan-fang demanding the can-collation of the post of supervisor of Local Stock Exchanges for the Ministry of Commerce and Agriculture—a position which Mr. Hsieh Ming-hsung assumed on Monday morning.
Tue eight Chinese "students" who were arrested in the International Settlement for disturbing the peace and being menaces to the peace-and good order of the Settlement in connexion with the attempted demonstrations on September 7, on the loceasion of the 25th anniversary of the signing of the Boxer Protocol, and who were later handed over to the native authorities by the Mixed Court at the request of the Prosecuting Solicitor, Mr. E, T. Maitland, thave been released but have been ordered not to leave Shanghai and to be ready to respond to the sumrmotis of the police whenever they are Speech by: Mr. J. J. Underwood at American Chamber of Commerce Tiffin: The Difficulty of Moving the Legislature Mr. J.J. Underwood, the Washing. ton representative of the Associated American Chambers of Commerce of.
China, arrived in'Shanghai on the str. President Jackson on Friday. Mr. Underwood worked arduously~ for} several years in the interests of tie passing of the China Trade Act, the benefits of which many firms in Shanghai are now enjoying as Federal "incorporated companies. Mr. Underwood also worked—indefatigably toward securing the appropriation for the gunboats now being constructed at tae Kiangnan Docks, as well as working for the Il that, exempted all. Americans living abroad six months a year from the payment of income tax. Hie ig now vitally interested in the preposed appropriation for a new rican Government building in Shanghai and coming prepared with many years of newspaper work in Washington he will be able to deliver a message to the menibership lof the Chamber which should prove exceedingly interesting.
A tiffin was given by the American Chamber of Commerce on Monday at the American Club in honour of Mr. Underwood, after which Mz. Underwood spoke shortly on the difficulties of putting through leggislation in Washington, touching en the matters of interest to Americans in China. The speaker was introduced by Mr. F. F. Fair-man, chairman of the American Chamber, Among those present at] the speaker's table were Capt. W.
Eisler, Messrs. E. S. Cunningham, Julean Arnold and V. G. Ly-
Mr. Underwood announced that he had come to China this time in the interests of shipping. A year ago the Seattle Chamber of Commerce (which Mr. Underwood also. represents in Washington) sent'a party out to China on a meirsion of good will. They had returned and reported on conditions. There had been a good deal Jof conversation on China shiping.since that time, but it was impossible to fill ships with conversation, "The westbound ships are running entirely too light at present and if something es not done man; of them will be taken off the run, the speaker said. "Formerly the! U. S, Government was losing money on this shipping, but most of the ships have now come into private ownership and private companies will not stand for these losses."
The Work of Mr. Powell The speaker then said that he ished to correct a misapprehenion which many people in China were labouring under—that it was he who was responsible for the pessing of the China Trade Act. It was Mr. J. B. Powell who built the foundation. "Mr. Powell had gone to Washington when officials there were busy with the European debt funding, the Disarmament Conference and other momentous problems. But Mr. Powell had ste ceeded in selling: the proposition to the various departmental head After Mr. Powell-had left the Trade Act came before Congress. It was at this period: that Mr: Underwood, himself, took over the abbying. The speaker traced the Trade Act through Congress order to show the great amount of trouble involved in getting a passed. The first mistake was the House of Repiresentatives where the bill went into the hands of the Judiciary Committee, each member of which had his, own notion on the Constitution: Ié tacle many months to get it out of their hands. Finally, when it got into the Senate, the speaker succeeded in getting it into the hands of the Commerce Committee instead of the Judiciary.
Throughout the time the bill was Lefore Congress those in favour of it had to work against those who Velieved that it was a stchi on the Wall Street: interests,
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