Visit of Enthusiastic Crowds Joint Telegram to USS. Pittsburgh fo the Government October 28, on board the U.S.S. Pittsburg, Admiral MeVay was host to Americans visiting his shi in honour of Navy Day, Lieutenant Commander Overcsch" gave address at the American School in the morning, explaining to the children the meaning ang traditions of Navy Day. Me told them that Navy Day is celebrated on October:
in honour of the birthday of yeollore Roosevelt who probably more than uny other man for Apropos of the Chinese demand for the rendition of China's shipping rights, the question of the return of her pilotage rights has again been brought to the fore, and on October 28 the Shanghai District Kuomintang, the Chinese Pilots? Association and the Yangtze Pilots' Union sent a joint telegram to the National Government recommend that, steps should be taken in this respect with the least possible Gelay because, the writers say, the success of the "Imperialists' gun-oat policy" is dae to the loss of China pilotage rights, ing, the telegram says:
laws of foreign nati vide that no foreigners licensed to conduct vessels into and Cat of their ports, it being feared that, if foreign' pilots are 0 Licensed, they will become familiar with strategic points of military Importance and enemy vessels will have no difficulty ju entering such torts in the event of warfare break-most of the pilots who have been licensed to conduct vessels into and out of various Chinese ports are foreigners because the regulations drafted by the Into Sir Robert Hart, former jon eral of Customs, gov-Provide that" foreigners may be licensed at _pilots at various Chinese ports, In Shanghai and Tientsin, two of China's gest ports, "all are foreigners, w majority. of the pitots'in Chefoo and other that the chief purpose, however, of celebrating Navy Day, is not only ter reverence and respect to Mr. Roosevelt, but to interest the Ameri can people in naval progress and power. The keen interest taken la Lieutenant Commander Overesch's talk to the children was shown by the enthusiasm with which thes: congregated in large groups on board the Pittsburg. people of non-Chinese national This is a most distressing Our pilotage rights are Government, which has looked upon the rendition of China's sovereign rights unconcerned ly, has been overthrown and the National Goversment, which is noted for its efforts to recover our lost sovereign rights and to prevent further encroachments by for=
Guests arriving at the Curtom'< jetty were taken by launches to the American ship.
Mr. J. Huston arrived carly the afternoon representing the Consul-General. He' drew Admiral' MeVay"s barge and greeted: with ceremony. Mr. E. Canningham U.S. Consul-Gene hag tea as the - guest of Capati Ualsey Powell carlier in the after-neon. Admiral MeVay" was also) host fo. a tiffin given in honour of the press.
There were two, orchestias play. ing. ull, afternoon. The \Admiral's orchestra. was on the upper deck in the bow. and the ship's orchestra played dance music in the ster Marines. were lined up for inspe: fon in their blue uniforms. Guests were conducted with attentive conrtesy all through the ship by officers and marines, A, moving picture camera ground out the panoramic story of the afternoon.
Guests seemed -to be" particularly interested in the gyns on deck. A three-inch U.S. naval gan weigh-a ton, and a. thres-inch i-aircraft gan with an elevation of from 75 to-86 degrees, were! eigners, has been established. The time has now arrived when China should fight for the recovery of her pilotage as her shipping well as rights." on the occasions of the Unification of the North and South and the state funeral of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen will be withdrawn from sale December 31. objects 6f considerable inspection and speciation. The kitchen was another rendezvous for the curious-_ minded; bent -on exhausting all the chip's possibilities. Potato peelers fard dish mops were exhibited with yride. In enormous kettles Fetential dinner was on display, Vegetables, peeled and diced, meats cressed and ready for the oven, and Rot bread filled the room with a savour which seemed to intrigue the guests, The ship's paper, "The Rambler,"
distributed as - souvenirs Youngsters and uniforms became iriendiy. Every" stairway was in coutinaous use' by climbing and ascending explorers,
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