The Archive · 1934

Chinese Missions Entertained

Cabinet Ministers Present at Portland Place London, Dee. 11, 'Two. Cablnet Ministers' were present at a luncheon given here to-day by the Chinese Minister, Mr he two Chinese missions now in England.

The guests of honour were Gen. Vu Feisping, Vice-Minister of Com: munications in the Nanking Government and concurrently Quartermaster-General of the Chinese Arm Gen, Hsu Ting-yao, hero of the Sin Japanese battle at Kupelkow; Gen, Mao Pang-chin, head of the Aviation Mission; and the principal members of the two missions, The guests included the Marquess of Londonderry Secretary State for Air; Viscount Hailsham, Secretary of State for War; Lord Stratheon und Mount Royal, Under-Secretary for War; Mr. Leslie Hore-Belisha, Minister of Transport: Sir Victor " Wellesley, Deputy" Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs; and Mr. D.-G, M, Bernat, Chairman of the China Association.

Mr. Quo. Taichi. said he would Uke "to offer warm' thanks to the Cabinet Ministers present for. the Kind reception and friendly help they had given the two missions, which were making a more extended study in England than' In any other country—an evidence of China's friendship with and trust in England, which, It was plain, was warmly reciprocated,

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