Remarkable Display of Chinese Manufactured Goods 'A crowd of no fewer than 100,000 persons attended the formal opening on November 1 of the National Products Exhibition and were pleasantly surprised at the excellent display of home products on exhibi tion. Indeed, everything was said to be far above their expectations.
The formal opening was declared by Dr. H. H. Kung, Minister of Industry, Commerce & Labour, at 'a meeting, in the large Kuo-Ho hall, wherein there were several thou: ands of people, It was utterly impossible, even for those on the platform, to hear what was being said, hence no attempt was made to take notes of the speeches, However, apart from the address delivered by Dr. Kung, speeches were given by Dr. Tsai Yuan-pei, Gen, Chiang Kai: shek, Mr. 8. U. Zay, Gen, Chang Ting-fan and others.
Preparation has been going on for the holding of this exhibition for not less than three months and, in order that everybody may have a chance to sec it, the display will continue for two month:
The exhibition was conducted under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce & Labour and the National Government and the exhibition ground was the Pu Yi Benevolent Institute. This place faces a new, wide road, known as Kuo-Ho (National Products) Road, near the Shanghai South Railway Station,
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