Each Man' His Own Special Superiority But All Meant to Cooperate and Keep the Balance True: Great Speech at Union Club On Tuesday night the Union Club of China entertained Lord and Lady Willingdon and the members of the China Indemnity Commission to a banquet. Over 190 persons had accepted the invitation to be present and very nearly that number must have sat down to dinner. In spite of the enormous crowd to be waited upon, the arrangements were excel-tent and a very good dinner was, quickly and efficiently served. Later in the evening, when the speeches) were over, the "bird man" some of his wonderful imi tions of birds, animals, mosquitoes and s0/ forth, which caused immense amusement:
An Industrial Suggestion In rising to propose the toast of, the guests of the evening, Mr. R.! Golder-Marghall, President of the Club, laid stress on the extreme interest with which the doings of the Commission were being valued in China and the perfect confidence of Chinese and foreigners laid out in the wisdom and judgment of the Commission. Whether the money were spent on technical education, silk worms, or any other good purpose that had been suggested, they might be sure that it would be well and wisely laid out, Mr, Fu Sino-en, Vice-President of the Club, who followed Mr. Calder Marshall, voiced the appreciation of the Chinese nation at the visit the Indemnity Commission and congratulated the British Government on choosing Lord Willingdon a its chief member. Mr. Fu went on to make a strong plea that the Boxer money should be spent on eftablishing iron and steel works and similar industrial undertakings in China, which would employ a vast number of people, but for which the necessary capital did not exist. in the country. In addition to this he would urge the claims of technical education or that something might} bbe done to improve China's agriculture, two speeches were trans-for Mr. Chang Nieh-yun.
When Lord Willingdon rose to reply, he began by saying that Mr, Fu's suggestions would be given every possible consideration but he felt bound to add that, if the Com mission tried to establish steel factories all over China, they would very soon ting the money at their disposal exhausted,
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