Mr. A. H. George expressed his admiration for the philosophical and hitellectuat attainments of engineers replying for the guests at the annual diner of the Shanghai Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers, on Friday evening As Commercial Counsellor, Mr. George confessed to a strong desire to plunge Into technical "discussion. of stresses and attains, if only in tribute to the versatility of his hosts. He decided to refrain, especially as he had been adjured to be brief. He therefore contented himself with a rapid irvey of trade conditions in China and, referring his audience for further information to the Bank of China's admirable reports, he express sed the belief that the current craze for economic nationalism would soon meet the unenviable reaction and that the world would again adopt the saner principle of international ce. operation, to the destruction of the barriers now raised against the free} movement of trade. wished the Association many years of success in continuing the splendid service "which its members were! privileged to render to China.
Mr. Charles Harpur briefly thanked, the Association for its hospitality a as the result of is long experience Shanghai, considered that the work, which ils members had accomp!"shed had been most valuable and efkient. When the silver snag had been cleared away, no doubt they would be able to expand and Intensity their activities.
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