Brilliant Sino-Foreign Function A large gathering of Chinese and foreigners attended Mr. T. V. Song's' dinner at the Majestic Hotel on November 28in honour of and Mra. MacMurray. It understood that Mr. Soong utilized the forthcoming wre of Mr, MacMurray to ion of Mr. Mac-
Murray's participation in the writ ing of the Soong-MaeMurray Treaty.
About three hundred guests, including high Chinese officials. diplomatic representatives, the Consular Body and prominent members of the American community were present, Mr. Soong's Speech Mr. Soong rose after dinner' to drink to the health of Mr. and Mrs. MacMurray and said:—
In proposing the toast of the evening's guest, Mr. T. V. Soong said: "Your Excellency, Mrs. MacMurray, ladies and gentlemen: I am especially fortunate to have you here th evening to assist me in honouring Bisxeny, who ae Dible Gi not senlize how moh the Bencipal U.S. oteial in China veried BOW met expan from my Meare China. Apart fom ripon the Consular staffs; they had shown great consideration, had always played the game and never let hint down, '-He felt a. combined delight and oppression in leavimg- China. He and his wife were glad to get their own home, but if it had not been for the offer from John Hopkins University arriving at the present time and he had to spend another year or two me China, the uprooting of Tongest period of life in anyone spot, China, would have proved too great to be borne. In leaving China hho-and hia wife would not be turning his: backs on the country, but would still realize that the Americans here belonged to a great family to which they would be proud to consider they still belonged.
Mr, Cunningham's Tribute ifr. Cunningham-then expressed batistaction in having to..work Murray, ye I am echoing a general sentiment among my people when T say that appreciate his Excellency all the more because, at an important period in Chinese history, he truly interpreted the spirit of Miberal America.
"The Chinese National Revolution, like every" great movement for human progress, could not have been expected £0 find itself overnight, even after the removal of the principal obstacles in its way. The stern necessity for order alternates in importance now and again with the urge for human liberty, and ad. justments, often very painful, have to occur and will continue to' occur, for-some tine. During this trying period, the sympathetic underétand-ing of friendly nations is bound to luence the course of events.
American opinion towards China ionally friendly. But ental attitude, grati-
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