RIBUTES to the excellent qualities of General Wu Te-chen as Mayor of Shanghai, hi accomplishments in civic and social works, and the promotion of international friendship, were paid by the Consular Body to the departing official at a dinner given at the American Club on March 30. On behalf of the heads of 'Consulates-General and' Consulates and their ladies, and Mr. E. A. Long, secretary of the Consular Body, Mr. N. Aall, Senior Consul, presented a silver tray to the guest, of honour. General Wu, new. Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, replied to the speech in suitable terms.
Presiding over the function, Mr. All aa frequently has been said that it sod to part from old friends, and this indeed with sorrow that we who See gathered. here to-night. contem Piste the departure from Shanghai of Gurprineipal gues of hon car, though we, of course, rejoice that they have been called to serve, their country in a wider sphere of setivity. {ve would have to be alirusts, pure ea "unedultersied, however, if. we aid. not innately begrudge. Kwang fines gain at the expense of Shang hate rose.
is impossible, with the brief time at'my. disposal, to Feview adequately {he Mayors tremendous achievements diring his tenure of office Bere, oF five sufficient praise for these secom~ Siishments. As you know he took Eince at a time of peculiar dimestty, the courage, coolness and ting dignity, with. which he faced and {iguidated the rise which—ensued thonly. thereafter have characterized Uniformly lis atitade throughout the fobeoquent years of his mayoralty.
"Tne Mayor hes proved to be one of China's mart architects, both 10 {he toral and the metaphorical sense.
has projected and created a new ellly, whose monumental public build. figs and civic works wil endure 10 attest his breadth of vision and his metropolis. 2 faith inthe destiny Of This great 14 Is perhaps a8 a builder of International Triendships, however, and S'successul bromoler of the cosm0~ Paltan si tat oe and ture Sfemember im. He has erected nerationg will best—and. gr
ere th Shanghal, on foundations of Editce to which all nations may add saint respect and understanding, an fina has given Gs a vision of a great ence of Chinese and foreigners
{oak bead a work Of Feconatrucion Sad development in the fullliment of which Chinese and foreigners, may Tibour together In hoppy complement.
illes of Shanghai anc of His three eparaie. ounleipliies pave, some fee called this place he "City of the Unholy Trini Of course the Suihoriies of Shanghai, both Chinese Shu Torcign, have been faced with many trois and ibulalone, and Though these ate not altogether extinct we of the Consular Body know {hot Ghanks {othe friendly ce-opera {lon of the Mayor and his esoctates, Scales as dey arise are rapidly Smoothed over. So. that today frould be more, appropriate to cefue [y'Shenghal es "The Chy of the
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