Mr. Balazs, who spent two years at Manchester College and whose: conversation bears the stamp of] scholarship, is something of a world traveller. He has the reputation of being a musician, as well, versed in. the folk songs of Central Europe and those of the American Indian, the latter acquired by him during two years' stay in the United "States. 'These he sings at all his lectures.' During his recent two-week's visit to Peking, where he arrived after an extended lecture tour of Japan, he gave several song recitals.
Primarily an exponent of the "Youth Movement," which has for} its aim the greater participation the young people of all nations in' world affairs, as well as greater cepportunity for self expression -by youth, Mr. Balazs comes also as the representative of a congress to be held in Holland this summer in the interests of world peace and. the part to be played by the-youth of crery nation in the attainment of this. ployees have decided to issue a bimonthly newspaper. It is not star ed whether the hope is to. make a Profit. those of previous years, in view of the fact that the commission system now in force in the Chamber. Hitherto, the number has been Timit= ed to 31' members, but this year it is expected that there will' be no fewer than 61 directors and 30 as-societe directors. Each trade or occupation will be represented by tone or more directors. As a matter of fact, for every eight members of the Chamber "there will director. Should the number of members of the Chamber in: any classification be Yess than the members of that jay combine with others to form the required eight, and then they will elect a director from amongst. themselves, At the present ti there are more than 600 members in Chamber. The provisional. com jon appointed last _yoar, following the occupation of Shanghai by the Nationalists, is headed by Messrs. 8. 8, Fung (chairman), K. H, Ling and H, ¥, Moh, who serve og mem= bers of the Central Executive: Committee. These three gentlemen receive the assistance of Messrs, S. U. Zau, ¥. T, Woo, Zah Tz-kuen, and Loh Vang-tauh, who server as executive members.
As this will be the first time that such elections have been held in connection with the Chamber, it is anticipated that keen interest will be shown, commerce and to alleviate " the order to forward China's sufferings of the merchants, the Inter-Provincial Commercial Federa. tion has been formed and already 10 provinces are represented. The headquarters are in the Shanghai General Chamber of Commerce building.
Amacraent filled the faces -of four Kompo coolies, evidently for the first time in the "city," on PFoochow Road on Tuesday, when they saw members pass in and. out. of the American Club's revolving doors. After the tiffin hour crowd loft the premises, one braver than his fellows, cautiously approached the door, "and after testing it, granted his approval of then, Teaving apparently highly pleased.
Cemprr always should be iven where it is due, and perhaps rather specially 20 where telephone opera tors are concerned, for the world is not prone to shower compliments tupan them. One of our staff, making an important call on Tuesday, was answered by 2 Chinese and there ensued 2 hopeless mutual atterapt in two languages to be wnderstood. The caller was: about to off when there was a polite intervention, and the telephone operator translated: what the Chinese had been saying!
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