'Paidng forthe subject of his address 'An "Engineer's Outlook on China, Brot. C.-A. Middleton 'Smith, ut. SE. Dean of the Faculty' of Engineerins in the 'University of Hongkong, on Thursday "entertained the members of the Shanghai Totary Club, which held its usual weekly' sin reunion at the Metropole Hotel.
"This country possesses very grea natural wealth. 'Prominent. amongs! {ts natural resources are the char Acleristies of its people, who ar most industrious, cheerfdt and in Henious. During' the last 22. year: thal T have watched. changing Chin T have been greatly impressed by the transformation in Canton. To give
CIG, T visited that city, 1 returned Brloular ce: When, Hongkong to explain' that It wa: then 'a city of a all lion people, and ally without a wheel,
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