The Archive · 1937

ANTI-SLAVERY TALKS DELEGATES BACK

Chinese Members Return to Shanghai from Java

After attending the recent,. Far Eastern Anti-Slavery Conference at Bandoeng, Java, as China's delegates Dr. H.C. Chen and Mr, Hsiung Hsicling, the latter being a former Premier of China, returned to Shang~ balan March 7 in the s, Tjisadane.

"The parly was met by a group of omelal "representatives, " Ineluaing General Chu Ching-lan,' chairman of the China Famine Relief Commission, and Mr, Chao Rich-chang, associat Girector of the Shanghai omao of the Walehlaopy. Mr. Hsiung originally intended to visit Canton to Investlgate education progress there, but the time did not permit him to make his contemplated trip to the City of Rams, Describing the Conference at Ban-doong as a great success and a milestone in the progress of prevent-Ing' trae In women and children, Dr, Chen told local press representatives soon after his arrival in Shanghai that all the six items discussed at the Conference were concerned with China and the Chinese except one. Tt was therefore Paramount importance that China should have been well represented, said Dr. Chen, The Chinese. delogation, one of the largest, was com: posed of eight delegates, "five sent Girectly from China and three from the Chinese' Consulate in Batavia with Mr. Farlsan T, Sung, Chinese Consul-General, as the chef delegate, and with Mr, Hsiung Hsi-ling as the

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