'Ata meeting of the Native Bankers' Association held in ity offices at 278 Ningoo Road las Wednesday Afternoon, the following were elected to the executive committee for the ensuing year:—Messrs, Ho Tsuni lao, Wang Chiamel, Hsu Wenching, Cheng Wen-po, Chang Dah fu, Loh Shu-chen, Shen King-liang and Chao Soong-yuan.
The meeting began with the usual Kuomintang ceremonies and was oltonded by representatives from the District Kuomintang, Bureau Soclat Affairs of the Shanghai City Government, and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. In his opening speech, Me. Cheng Zung-ching, the chairman, dwelt on the economic @epression and urged the members to devise adequate measures to meet the situation and also to unite in order to survive the crisis, 'Altogether 184 members attended, representing 85 native banks. Those who. had served two years on, the executive committee "and retired yesterday were: Messrs. Cheng Zung-ching, Fei Yung-ching, Vu Tseing, Chen' Stao-san, Wang' Wel-lien, Li Shu-san, Chien' Yuan-song, and Chen Zung-wu.
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