Berlin, Jan. 12.
The German China Association, the China Studiengesellschaft, entertained the German Consul-General in Canton, Dr. Altenburg, at dinner here on the occasion of his forthcoming departure to resume his duties, Among those present were Reichs Minister of Communications, Dr. Dorpmueller, and representatives of the various Ministries as Well as prominent personalities in financial and business circles.
In wishing a pleasant journey to Dr. Altnburg, who will sail for the Far East in the next few days in the Scharnhorst, Dr. Hans Schippel, deputy chairman of the Association, recalled the extraordinary achievements of the Central Government under General Chiang Kai-shek and stressed the great things that had been accomplished in China during the past nine years, especially in the economic rehabilitation, the most important of which had been the currency reform in 1935.
The result of this reform had been that, to the astonishment of the whole world and after six months of war, the Chinese Dollar had maintained its pre-war level.
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