After introductory speeches by the two presiding hosts, speeches "were made for Dr. H, H, Kung—Dr. Kung was not present but this speech was read by Mr. P. 'T, Chen—by Mr. Nelson 7, Johnson, US, Ambassador to China, Dr. V, K. Wellington Koo, and Mr, Julean Arnold, First, however, 'a number of congratulatory telegrams, were read. Mr, Johnson was asked to read the first, which, he said, was received yesterday from the US. Secretary of State, Mr. Cordell Hull, addressed to the "American Chamber of Commerce-and Chinese American Trade. Council, Tt was as follows:—
"wish to convey to the American Chamber of Commerce at Shanghai and the Chinese American rade Council In exactly "a century and half ego staunch ithe' ship "of only' 360 tons the name of the President and tu my own cordial greetings on the occasion of Your celebration of the fact that almost Bearing the name Empress of China, ying. the American ug, returned Now York from Canton, thus establish Ing' between the. United. ud China 'a"reelproeal trade-in. which Tot many years Jater American clipper sh Wrote vone. of the most colourful. a Fomantic pages. of our histor he reeds th of China have been of service fo. Us; Pivelieve that in return we have been of service to them: and that ina spirit of mutual helpfulness and. understand~ ug" we will-continue to ce-operate. tmulking dis better world la which to Similar messages of goodwill were then read out by Mr. Franklin from 'Mr. 8, Alfred Sze, Chinese Ambassador to the U.S.A, Mr. Daniel C. Roper, U.S, Secretary' of Commerce, the American-Chinese Trade Council, Mayor Wu Te-chen, and Dr. J.
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