During the hostilities, a plan had been made for the opening of a branch of the Customs College in Hongkong. Several members of the staff had been sent to investigate, but ne to various difficulties and the rear expense involved, the plan was definitely abandoned.
Equalling the Army, Navy and Coast Guard institutions of other countries, the Customs College, inseparable from the Chinese National Maritime Customs Administration, is proud of ils Teeord of years of ser-Yiee to China. The college has had its trying times. The new college premises at Ta Ya Hutung in Peiping had been occupied by the Northern Army and later the" Revolutionary Army, The college re-opened en May 1, 1912, and since then a thousand or niore cadets have been placed into the Customs Service. Recently rum. our-mongers have again fabricated reports of the closure, removal, ce fication, destruction, ete, of the college in the local press. Fortunately, these reports are untrue and the college only wishes 10 be left alone to carry out its duty peacefully, it is stated, worthy President, having kept lose attention 16 the problems of the Society and demands of people for help and having kept the Society contact with other national societies. This was seconded and carried with acclamation, Br, Pollock briefly thanked them for their kind expression.
Mr, Murray-Kidd then stressed tne st the St ip the expreved the hope that ttoukl some lay return to Shanghai rejoin the Society" to. whorn_ he always extended "his services "The President: "On behalf of St Anicew's Society and myself "wan take this opportunity of thanking Me. Keswick for. malting. this oom to us and also for facilittthe wee dram that is to follow The Teawicks have always. been sociated with things Scottish, They onl not have found a more beauti fat and suitable place to hold the fecting than in the board room Mears Jardine, Matheson Ca, Tid Mr. Keswick jocularly replied Lai it would be more correct 10 Shy thatthe. Keswicke oilways were awociated with wee drams (aughter),
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