Responding, Mr. Aall said he had ven deeply touched by the honour extended to him by so many Import-it and representative organizations he honestly felt he had done so. little to deserve it. Continuing, he Jcemarked that Norwegians had come to China entirely without political [designs but merely for economic purposes, to engage in shipping, their most important interest here, and to sell a little paper. Now 8 going, to take a precious price of paper back with him in the form of the scroll, ust presented to him.
During his stay in China, and parti-Jcularly in Shatghal, he had formed many treasured friendships with the Chinese and had been privileged to meet many of their leaders in vari-Jous walks of life. These friendships fand contacts he had always highly valued and they would ever remain in his memory as gifts of rear price, Furthermore, they had tremendously facilitated tis duties both as. the foMcial representative of Norway and jas Senior Consul.—Representing a "small country was perhaps an. advantage in some ways, as it enabled him to take a detached view of things, fand to pursue his work undisturbed by fears of jeopardizing his own huger!) national interests. He had Jevery confidence in the future of this great country despite the ominous lelouds at present hanging over it However, he would invoke the trite saying that "every cloud has a silver Mining." and he earnestly hoped would not be long before the sun indeed burst through the present pall lof darkness and gloom.
Touching the pun on his name, he recalled that his father who was a judge, often signed his name Which fitted in very well with the algebraic interpretation given by his hosts.
Concluding, he thanked his hosts most cordially for honouring him and {for presenting him with the beautiful scroll. Doubtless it attributed virtues to, him which he did not possess, and commended deeds which he had not accomplished, but, at any rate, it would serve as a\ constant reminder that he must give of his best, if only not to disappoint his "well-wishers, He wished them all happiness, pros-[sperity and success.
Mone than 160 Chinese silk reeling factories or filatures moved-from the Yangtszepoo and Hongkew areas into the International Settlement at the outbreak of the local Sino-Japanese hostilities last year, this number having now increased to several hundreds more, says the "Yi Pao," The Japanese have repeatedly sought "ce-operation" with the Chinese inustrialists, but to no avail, the report adds. "In the occupied areas such Jas along the Nanking-Shanghai railway sectors, great difficulties are fac ing the Japanese in their attempt to revive the Chinese factories, most of which have either been damaged or ore lying disused,
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