President of Toronto Board of Trade on Short Visit One of Canada's leading businessmen is now in Shanghai on a short visit after travelling over to Wellingtion. "New Zealand, as a delegate to the conference of the Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire. He is Mr, 7, Frank Matthews, Presi dent of the Toronto Board of Trade, and a magnate in the meat packing trade in Canada, having been engaged in this line of business for 50 years, Mr. Matthews began and remained with the company founded by his father, Mr. George Matthews, which still remains one of the leading companies engaged in meat packing Canada, He took charge of the Peler-+ borough branch of his father's con cern at the age of 20, Later, the company was known as the Canadian Packing Ca, and Mr. Matthews became the president. " This com= pacify now forms an important part of Canada Packers, Ltd. Mr. Matthews retired from active work the packing business in 1928, but has remained president of the Canadian Packing Ca. and vice president of Canadian Packers, Lid, Mr, Matthews. left Vancouver for Wellington, New Zealand, on September 9, as the delegate from Toronto the conference, and arrived, In Wellington. early in October. The conference opened on October 5, and lasted for a week. It was attended by delegates from all over the British Empire, 'The discussions chiefly centred around the Empire 'Trade agreements, resolutions being passed with regard to trade between Great Britain' and the Colonies. Mr. Matthews spent four weeks in New Zealand, during which time he visit-fed the North and South Islands,
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