One was conscious, he sid, of the effort of the forces' of destruction, At Smyrna one was met with huge docks but without ships and the desolated appearance of the city. He contrasted the situation with that obtaining in China and said that here we have a "great going concern" with a mass of commerce and shipping. He referred to the critical situation in China and the complications which were met in connection with the many jurisdic tions but he was confident that Shanghai's business life still hada greater future, "One gets the feeling of Shanghai being a way to great things," the speaker continued, "and after reading the newspapers and blue books the im= pression is that the clouds have been. lifted." There was a crisis at present but it was to be hoped that the stability which had been many tained over a period of some months would be continued and om Tooked at the future with complete assurance, The speaker went on. say that he had only been a week in Shanghai but his impressions during that short period were most optimist The Hon. F. W. Eggleston, chai man of the Australian delegation and former Attorney-General in.the Vietorinn State Parliament, said that it was a twofold pleasure to be present. He had had the oppor. tunity of meeting eminent members of the Chinese nation and many other friends. Continuing the sp said that the delegation had come all this long way to discuss the problems of the Pacific at the Institute of Pacific Relations in Japan, 'There was a great interest in the Pacific and they would treat' the Pacific as a vast aren, The position existing was entirely different to that. obtaining in Europe. Conditions in Europe were abnormal and-had developed into a regime of conflict. There were difficulties to be encountered at the coming conference but the delegation would treat Pacific problems on a Pacific basi There was not the contact of nations as in Eusope and the situations were not alike in any partfoular. They were going to ea-operate and there was a grent desire to assist China in every possible degree. All questions would be studied from a broad standpoint and they hoped to be able to return to Australia-with the satisfaction of knowing that great good had come from the important conference which they shortly, would attend, MacDonald, Professor Webster, and Miss Eileen Power who is ana thority in Medimval Economic Fis-Lory. Miss Power is now in We haiwei visiting the Governor. will visit Shanghai at the close of the Conference in Kyoto. Mr, Arnold Curtis of the "Round Table" will also be present, as will Bry Datta, an Indian in the Great Britain Delegation. It is reported that Lady Nancy Astor will be in im) Hisilsham's party.
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