"Gentlemen, I do not want to make 'a long speech to-night but I thought that I might say these fow words so that you would have some idea of our aims and ambitions, Thus far in spite of internal trouble in China, civil strife and unfortunate confusion of political and economic issues, we have not been altogether unsuccessful in adhering to our programme of service. We shall continue to adhere to that programme, "We want to do the best we can by our neighbours, workers and the consumers of our products. More than that, no one can hope to accomplish, "I drink, gentlemen, to your Prosperity and express on behalf of the Japanese Cotton Millowners? Association and in fact, if Mr, 'Yada will permit me to say so, the entire Japanese Community in Shanghai, a most hearty welcome to the new British Minister to China, His Excellency, Mr. Miles Lampson, who has so signally honoured' us with his presence ta-night."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.