British and Foreign Guests Invited to Ceremony the desire of the staff to ce-operate and to be of ser vice, Sir Hughe Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1H, M. Ambassador, addressed a large fathering of members of the British ud foreign communities in Shanghat on December J, when he opened the new offices of the Commercial Counsellor and Financial Adviser to the British Embassy, 27 The Bun¢ Sir Hughe said that in this building, the headquarters of the ancient firm of Messrs, Jardine, Matheson & Ca, the financial and commercial side of their: work would: be carried on.
'The main British Interests In China were economic, and they wanted to see development and progress in' the country, and an increase in trade and prosperity, 6 important to every country ili the world. 'They appredaied the presence ° of high officials of the Shanghai City Government. at the ceremony., Sit' Hughe thanked Messrs. Jardine's, in whose building the offices were housed, and congratulated the architect and all who had designed the pre mises, He hoped they would. all regard the offices as a place where they could understand each other, ce-operate, and Keep in touch with tone another, 'There were three branches of ork! carried on in the office. that of Mr, Louis Beale, Commercial Counsellor 4o the Embassy, Mr. E. Hall-Patch, Fingnelal "Adviser, and. Mr, W. Kirkpatriee who' would soon' be arriving to take up his position as adviser on export credits. "We! place ourselves at your service," Sir Hughe concluded, "We want to hel you, and we want you to help Spaclous Ottices The new offices are most spacious. and are pleasingly designed and, de-scrated. The main offices overlook, 'The Bund. Immediately facing the entrance is a reading room containing number of periodicals of all kinds, while adjacent to it are the offices of the Commercial Counsellor, the 'Commercial Adviser, and of vice-consul who, will be' attached to' Unis @epartment, At one end of the: Adviser. remainder of the asia ge is the office of the Financial
Tooms are large and well appointed.
Among the many" distinguished guests who were invited the following:—Sir John Pay-Commdr. C. A. Bowen, Frederick Maze, Wing-Car, Kerby. Brig-Gen. £. B, Macnaghten, Comm. J. 'G. Moncrieff, It-Comm.
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