Despite a long programme of oficial and private entertainment by Chinese. Government and civie bodies awaiting his attention, Sir Frederick Leith-Ross, the British financial ex-ort, already has plunged into an investigation of local economic and monetary conditions. Sir Frederick has opened offices "in the Cathay Hotel, where he and Lady Leith-Ross also have their residential suite. "He Fetumed on Wednesday from a two-@ay visit to Nanking and began his round of offeial visits on Thursday morning, when he paid' a formal call on Gen. Wu Te-chen, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, at the Civic Gen In the afternoon he paid his respects to Sir Frederick Maze, Inspector-General of the Chinese Maritime Customs.
Sir Frederick and Lady Leith-Ross. were among the guests at a private tiffin given on Thursday by Sir John and Lady Brenan, and last night they attended a dinner given by Dr. and Mme. H. H. Kung in their residence 383 Route de Sieyes. "Other guests included:—Sir Alexander Cadogan, British Ambassador to China; Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, Mr. BL. Hall-Patch, Mr. C. Rogers, Mr. and Mrs.
V.' Soong, Dr. and Mrs. Arthur N. Young, Sir' John and Lady Brenan, Gen, and Mme. Wu Te-chen, Mrs. K.N. Wou, Mr. A. H. George, Chen, Mr. T. A. Soong and Mr. T. L, Soong.
Other groups' who are arranging to give a joint reception include the Institute of International 'Rel tions, the City Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai Civie Association, Chinese Bankers Association, Native Bankers pa Association, China' Foreign Trade Association, China Industrial Federe tion, and China Pan-Pacific Associ tion,
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