Mr. R. Calder-Marshall's Reference to "Monument of Sino-British Concord" at Nanking Ceremony -C, Wienatsi" SPECIAL, ConsstoNDENT
Nanking, July 3.
TIN the presence of a number of Chinese Ministers and members of the Board of Trustees of the British Boxer Indemnity Fund, the new Indemnity Fund buildin in Shansi Road, Nanking, ' was formally inaugurated thi morning, the corner stone being laid by Dr. Chu Chia-hua, Minister of Communications, and a member of the fanding committee of the trustees.
'A matshed had been erected for the ceremony, and the corner stone was erected on a sin: platform covered by Chinese and British flags. On the wall behind the platform was a portrait of Dr, Sun Yat-sen together with a Chinese flag. Proceedings opened with the playing of the Chinese National Anthem and the usual Kuomintang ceremony, after which the stone was nid in place by Dr. Chu, who inserted in it a brass box containing documents.
In brilliant sunshine the ceremony was witnessed by Mr. F. M, B, In am, 0.88, the British Charge Affairs, Foreign Minister Dr, Lo Wen-kan, Health Minister, Dr. J. Hong Liu, Railway Minister "Ku Meng-yn, Mr. A. P. Blunt, Mr. Re Calder-Marshall 'o.w-e, and Messrs. N.S. Brown, W. 8. King, Kenneth Cantiie, members of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Hun Lih-wa of the Board and many oth In his opening speech, Dr. Chu Chitchua, described the remittance of the indemnity funds and the in-Gications of friendly relationship with Britain whose wide industrial experience would undoubtedly render valuable assistance in the pro-fon these were giving it, would be possible to dis. tribute money for educational and cultural purposes. trust bestowed on the members of the Board, stressing firstly the settlement as a sign of Anglo-Chinese end ship, and secondly the mutual benefits to be derived from the settlement. "So. far as Sino-British midship was concerned, the Board might regard itself as of ambassa-both of China and Great Bi Not so much the building the results of the labours perform ed in it would be a living memorial Jot friendship. "Results - would be watched eagerly in Great Britain by_ Renerations to, cor lous than Jot friendship between "two. great Peoples." if by judicious expendi {are of monies, by increasing feel ties for communications and the standard of living here by cons feibuting towards the spread' of education, you can enhances the well: Being and prosperity of this. great country, mot only wi mutual benefit accrue to, Britala, but tothe
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