London, July 18, 'A farewell luncheon io Mr. Ming, Chinese banker, of Shangai, iwas given to-day by Mr. Quo Tai chi, Chinese Minister to Great Mir. Liv will leave to-morrow for France, Germany, Italy and will then to the United States on August 22. He is due to arrive in Shanghai fon October 10.
The guests at the luncheon included ithe vice-president of the. Judicial Yuan, Me. Tan Cheng, Dr. Alfred /Sze, Chinese Minister in Washington whose son recently married Mr. Li's daughter, the Earl of Winterton, jchalrman of the China Committee of {the House of Commons, Sir Kinder-sley Addis Strickland; and Mr. Edwin Howard, editor of the "North-China Daily News," Stianghai—Reuter.
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