More than 400 foreigners and Chinese, including diplomatic oMeiats and business leaders, were invited to offer their suggestions and advices for the iunprovement of China tea trade at a reception by the China National Tea [Corporation at its head-emees, 255, Poking Road, on June 1.
Inaugurated at the beginning of last month, the Corporation has as its Principal object the revival of the [China tea industry and the promotion of the trade by directing Its efforts towards the improvement of facilities for the production, transportation, and rearketing of tea' with. special' emphasis on quality and standardization, The Corporation is organized by the Ministry of Industries, the provincial governments, of six tea-producing Provinees, and tea merchants, with, {otal capital of $2,000,000, Fo carry Out their improvement plans, the Cor~ poration will In future establish model fea plantations In each of the pro-Jdueing provinces and factories in Shanghai and Hankow with most uptordate equipment, For this purpose, the Corporation has engaged the ser: vices of Mr, E. P. Witham, a technical expert, who will arrive' in China shortly, Dr, Kirin-wel Shaw, general manager of the Corporation, stated that in future his Corporation will work in ce-operation with for-ign exporters in China for the expansion of the (ea export trade. Re: Earding the domestic tea market, Dr. Shaw stated his Corporation docs not and will not enjoy a monopoly of the trade,
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