The Keswick Family From this recital of well-known ames, it will be seen that T have een "associated with the Keswick family for three generations. It therefore gives me unfeigned pleasure to see in Mr. W. J. and Mr. John Keswick such faithful reproductions of the ability of their grandfather and the sterling qualities of their honoured father. aes Associated in this happy gathering 1 see another face. recalling a. flood of memories. I refer to Mr. David Landale who, to borrow a familiar witticism, Is 'a veritable chip of the old block. The Landales have made and the Treaty Ports of Chini if an old man like myself may' venture into the realms of prophecy this afternoon Mr. Landale is bound succeed in business in China like. his distinguished father.
Looking back over a period of some 50 years there comes a deep Sense of pride and Joy in the reflee tion that throughout this long stretch of time I enjoyed the confidence of every partner of the firm. This trust which T have enjoyed and is still enjoying, as well as the cordiallity which was and is. still" being shown to me by successive generat tions of managing partners, will always remain one of the treasured Fecollections of my life—A reproditetion of the portrait appears on page
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