Sir Frederick began his reply assuming the role of the "shrinking shamrock." He was Irish and therefore modest, he said. After the oratorical sein: illations to which the gathering had tboen treated he pleaded for_ailowances to be made for his "halting periods", He then proceeded show that it is physically impossible Yor an Irishman to be also a poor lof Oxford who figured in a bygone age—Dr. Loh Feng-lo, at one tim? Li Chung-t'ang's English Secretary and later Minister in London," added. "He was roth a diplomat! and a Shakespearian scholar. 13 was customary in the past, as in the present, for British members of} Parliament' and others to pay tyau. slent visits to China and after a brief survey of her political con: tions to offer expert advice in Ispect of the manner in which such' conditions cout be improved.—On!, one occasion the tedious platitudes} of a gentleman of this character; provoked the celebrated Viceroy who told Mr. Loh to inform him that his mind, was evidently subject to hall. eluations, Loh rendered the! Viceroy's sentiments into English by saying, Hix Excell: ney desires me to tell you that he ks that Jou are intoxicated. with success Difdently, he assured the chair. man that' those who. do. their bit" at the seat of Celestial Custom. im these times. have frequently to contend against onusualdifica jes. Fortunately, he said, the ne tua farcter Se the ada: Ubroaghout China. had, "under jen was generally" recogni
the Minister of Finance, eontibuted to the maintenance of China's credit. at home and abroad, and the resumption of administrative principles.on the lines originally followed Upto" 1911. had. removed certain grievances cherished against Before sitting down, erence to St. Patrick, it Usually imports' its "Certainly tu examination of China's, foreign, relations discloses the fact that Irishmen have played tmuscally prominent part—rbaving reverd to' the limited pepulahitherto unheard-of tion—attempting to foster those w- H- ¥. Loo, L. H. Lia, Intions from the lime of Lord M'Cartney in the eighteenth century to the Sir Robert Hart in the twentieth," he conclud The Tell While the gathering was eagerly awaiting news of the result of the Pitney to Mortiake conest. Me. Renaviteh, he vounzee" graduate The Three Culture only Just Beaten There were plenty of thrills with-lout any frills at the Pioneer Tid where a one-goal victory was wun} by Tung Hwa over the Three Cal tures, in a league engaged: Throughout, the play was exceeding-fast and' exciting, and, although the winners ha in thei share of the attack in the first hal: the stout defence of the opposition prevented an opening. Play in the Tatter period was more even, bul, towards the end, Tung iHywa bocams dominant and managed to register the only goal of the game.
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