{$30,000,000 is the staggering gute required by local Chinese shops and factories to help them meet the present financial situation, according to reports in the Chinese press.
Requests for loans have been fled with the Shanghai Commercial and Tedustrial Loans Committee through the four following bodies:—The Chunghwa Native Goods Maintenance Association, the Native Goods Factory Owners Federation, the Ma chine Made Goods Factory' Owne Association, and the Shanghai Citi zone Native Goods Promotion Asso-elation.
Members of the British Women's [Association turned up at headquarters force on Monday, when a farewell timn, arranged by the Executive Committee, was given for Mrs. Norman Leslie, who Is shortly leaving for Home. Mrs. Leslie is a member of Jong standing and holds an honourable record of past service, particularly in the direction of improving the standard of local education. Nearly all those present at the luncheon table had happy memories of past associa tions with the popular guest.
When the coffee stage had been reached, Mrs. J. T. Ford, as Chalrman of the Association, " expressed the sorrow of the members at the prospect of losing $0, valuable a standby as the guest. " She touched briefly on all Mrs. Leslie had done for the Association, mentioning in partic ular her work' in 1923 as organizing secretary of the Old English Fair, very ambitious and successful under-aking held uring the summer of held ice on countless occasions since then—far too. many to enumerate. Perhaps, as fellow members, however, we were proudest of all when she was appointed to the Education Board of the Shanghai Municipal Council, when she did a great deal to Improve the standard of education, both In the Chinese and foreign communities."
Mrs. Ford concluded by wishing Mrs. Leslie every happiness In the future and hoping she would remember her friends In China and return to visit them one day.
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