poted author, Commander of the Legion of Honour, doctor of mode fand founder of Livlopital de Mari Lionel de Rothachiia of Paris, who passenger the' s, Empress marks on its progressiveness. "I thought we should see a Chinese city, but, honestly, I had to look. twice before I could be sure that Sir Harold Bowden responded! with the declaration that" Englana today Is the most prosperous country on earth, and London its merlest spot. In the bicycle business, Sir Harold viewed China with a keen eye to the future. There is a market here for bicycles, made by the Raleigh Cycle Ca, Ltd, of which he is chairman and managing direefor, he believes. Bicycles are within the reach of millions in. price, he pointed out. Therefore, it was not Surprising to find Sir Harold noting the growth of transportation in. the Far Fast Vice-President of the Federation of British Industries, Sir Harold was was not the New York sky-line that faced us as We came up the river," bserved one, Baron Henri de Rothschild was met by Sir Elly Kadoorie. He explained his regret at not being able to give! any expression of opinion to Shanghai's public, Baron de Rothschild, who writes as Andre "Pascal, is a Girector of the Nord Railway in France, Commander of the Legion of Honour, a Doctor of Medicine, fand the founder of L'Hopital de Matilde-Henri de Rothschild in Paris.
Sir Elly Kadoorie also met Sir Julien and Lady Cohn, who will be his quests while they are in Shang:
A Stock Befusal Occupying one of the divans in the lounge of the Cathay Hotel was Mr. John Jacob Raskob, accompanied, cly the Misses Josephine L. and Margaret Raskob and Mr. Robert Raskob. At the merest suggestion fan interview, Mr, Raskob produced hhis stock reply. It was terse and eft no room for argument when he; said it, emiling his insistence. have nothing to say," he pronounced, expressing formal regret. that this was the case. Mr. Raskob, who hus served as assistant treasurer, vice-president, and a member of the finance committee of the E. 1 clu Pont de Nemours Company, resigned to become chairman of the Demoeratie National Committee in Amer-
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