Foreign Affairs,' said that he was ighly interested when he received the Association's invitation because the bankers were the people who managed the currency of the market and who really were the "Gods of Wealth," To be invited by the Gods of Wealth on their own birthday (yesterday was the birthday of the God of Wealth), said Mr. Hsu, was to him the greatest of pleasure and meant the best of luck, particularly under the luner calendar. It was only a short period since the inaoguration of the Association and yet the achievements it had attained were perfectly marvellous. This was the result, of better understanding and the high degree of ce-operation which existed. Judging from its ast experiences, he said, all could Test assured that the prosperity of the institution was sure and Tt was said that there were 2,000, '000 people in China who were blind The Association has a great resin one eye and 1,000,000 who are ponsibility in maintaining the cur-burd in both. Much' of this was rency and in centralizing it in caused by trachoma and was spread order to cope against foreign inby the common use of to teh roads. It had.a great influence over, was spread by hand-shaking, a and was in close touch with, the custom which had been lately adopt-Central Government, with commerce, ed in China; sores on the scalp by and with society. Before the forthe barber's razor; food was con-motion of the Association, most of laminated by washing it in streams the Chinese banking business was and pools; the common rice bow! in the hands of the foreigners, but was a source of infection; hook-now things were different, It only worn entered the bare fect from the, needed united effort to be able to ground. "As be strong enough to stand side by teach the older generation side with the foreign bankers. Dr. Peter, "simple charts are made "But," Mr. Hsu concluded, "I know for children to teach them the ele-very' little about it and can say ments of hygiene." nothing more about that. You know more than I do and you know what to do."
Wataarace dues accruing to the Speeches were also delivered. by French Municipal Council for the] Mr.. Fong Chu-pah, vice-chairman concluding quarter of 1925 aniount the Chthene Gengral Chamber of fp. Tis, 45,014.50, an increase 5 of Commerce, who congratulated fs, 7,198.13 over the corresponding [Santers sh hate sedate, "aod period of 1924. Sion Me. Ching Zung-ching, chairman of orde:
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