Sir Robert Ho Tung Gives Portrait to Firm Sir Robert Ho Tung whose association with the firm of Jardine, Matheson and Ca, Ltd, lasted through a period of half a" century, presented his portrait to the firm at 'a happy ceremony on February. 16 in the Mai Director's" office, says the Hongkong "Dally Press."
'Mr, J. J. Paterson, as head of Jar~ Gine's "interests, accepted the portrait on behalf of his frm. Ina, Short speech, he alluded fo the pleasant and' mutually profitable as-Sociation which had. always been maintained between Sir Robert and the, organization.
Mr. Paterson sal We are met here on a most mo-montons occasion. To-day our, door old friend Sir Robert. Ho. Tung, presents his portrait to the firm With which he was associated for over half a century. How excellent portrait this is you are about to see.
Sir Robert has lived through eventful years. He joined the Chinese Shipping Department in 1880 a junior clerk.
After a few years of insurance Sir Robert once" again went back to shipping, and with it he was asked to push sales of refined sugar in all the Treaty Ports of China. Later on he took an active part in the business of the Import Depart~ ment and, indeed, from 1880 to 1900 Sir Robert served in practically every department of the firm.
Sir Robert's honours are so"many that 1 cannot detail them all here, He was as you know made a Knight Bachelor in 1915 and he possesses decorations from all the great Buropean Powers an@ China,
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