Customs Tribute to Ex-Finance Minister:
Many Ao "With respect, admiration and gratitude" said Sir Prederick Maze, handed to Mr. T. V. Soong, last
silver loving cup on behalf of the Wednesday evening, x magnificent @ustoms Service to the former inter of Finance, " who, as Frederick pointed out in his speech which opened. the proceedings, had risen tothe front rank of Finance Ministers of the world. was as. informal and the' ceremony, "Round, the table of Sir Frederick's dining room, with a huge bowl of chry= santhemums in their midst, the little group of officials, bankers and other representative men sat and listened tothe oratorical tributes which pre-feeded. the actual presentation. Mr. Li Ming, for example, summed up 'Me, 'Soong' achievements. in the abolition of likin, the uniffeation of the currency and the establishment of tariff autonomy. Mr. ching added his views on' much the same Yines. Mr. 8. L. Wang defeated'the translator with his. homely wit and in. paying his tribute, re-Minded those present that" the Chinese Chamber' of Commerce had resented Mr. Soong on his return from "Europe with a square ship. Now ho had a round bow! and, cowing to the Chinese proverb, achievements could only be assured by the aarociation of roundness with the rectangular—the positive symbol of method.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.