Has Seen 25 Years Service in Foreign Ministry With the appointment of the fest swedish Atinister to China "a hope Jong, cherished. by Swedish residents been realized, while the Chinese Government. is pleased that a tulle edged diplomatic representative now Tooks after the affairs of Sweden in this country.
The first Atinister is the genial Baron Johan BecksFrit, who came here as Gonsul-General in Apri, 1635, "and was appointed to" the diplomatic post few days ago, Owing tothe summer holiday of it. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Gov ferment, Baron. Beck-Brits will not resent his credentials at Nanking nti September. He will maining otices in Shanghai. twenty-five yeort of govern ment service Baton. Beck-Tris has teen stationed in many capitals of the old and the new world, but he finds "China perhaps the most inter= sting ince "he has yet visited Interesting from the political "point of view obtuse of the. Croat forces Work the country, because of the "constructive. policies of the Government, and because of the march of events, Baron "Beck-Friis entered the Swedish, Foreign fice in 1912 and ho has held important consular and diplomatic posts in Berlin, "Paris, Bern, Athens, Sucharest," Copen? Ragen, "Washington," and " Belgrade At inieevals he has' been attached to the Ministry at "Stockholm, having been, amongst other things, Chief of the Bureau, of Poitieal information from i927 10.1990. He has further been Private Secretary" to. King Gustag 'V of Sweden on many" of His Majesty's trip abroad. "For six years previous to ie appointment Shanghai, he was. Counsellor of the Swedish Legation at Weshinge are developing and upwards' of 600 The interests of Sweden in China Swedish subjects now reside in this country. "Shanghai lone accounts for' one quarter of this number, th North China, Swedish' lssionariee fre an important factor in city and ural fife. 'The commercial "inter-fas are. manifold and. there "ave considerable imports of paper and Pulp and of machinery and' parte As a shipping nation Sweden is also important and there are large steam: joe leaving Sweden every: month for the China coast, and vice versa, In Shanghat the" Swediah" residenta ity life, maintain a well-developed commun:
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