Mr. Byas concludes by laying stress of champagne over her bow: slid into the water. The"Hai Yuan will be a beautiful vessel, 325 ft. Jong and of 3,200 tons burden, with speed of thirteen knots. She will have accommodation for 70 first and second-class passengers and about 500 third-class, and, of course, every possible gadget of' the latest design for handling cargo. I was offered a free passage in her when she sails China-wards next month, but to my great] regret Thad to refuse.
Mr. Quo Tai-chi made one of his: characteristically happy speeches. (This by the way is no conventional compliment; he is one of the best speakers among Chinese Ministers sent to London, and there have been some very good ones.) He referred to the parlous state of the China Merchants' fleet two or three years ago, and said that, on the eve of his departure from Shanghai to take his present post, he received a cabled Inquiry from' the United States as to whether the China Merchants' shipping business was being offered in a wind-up sale. "A wind-up sale would have been a wind-up sale, China backing away from one of her great problems, and I was happy to send a brief reply to my inquirer that no_ such course would be contemplated." Jot his very old friend Sir John the China Society which this year [much interested in the iwas held at the New Maxim Chinese Iwas always keen on Restaurant. About seventy people {friendly feeling between the Chinese were present, and the guests included jand this country. He wished to Mr. Tan, Judicial Yuan, Bishop L. H. fsociate with the Toast the Roots. Mr. Tennyson Yan, Consul Mr. Tan, well-known in China General, Mr. Huang, member of the judicial capacity; nobody Central' Executive "Committee and higher esteem and respec Mrs. Huang., Mr. Kgr, Mr. Shen, Mrs. wished to connect with the Toast the Lui, Mr. T.T. Lu. The Rev. and Mrs. ame of Bishop Roots; a well known Stevenson, Major Hill, Miss Saunders. name in this country.
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