Mr. Keswick described the occasion as being in the nature of a family perty. In the case of Mr. Fessenden and Major Ford, intimacy with them had bred deep respect. He felt sure that there would be occasions in the future when Major Ford would look back on his time in Shanghai and wish he were again with the Council helping them with their many difficult problems. He was glad to say that Mr. Fessenden, although retiring, intended to remain in Shanghai, and he felt confident that there would be times in the future when Members of Council would go along to seek his advice on some difficult problem and would, as always, get a very reasoned end sound answer. Mr. Keswick state ed that when he first joined the Council he was given a piece of advice by an old member, who is no longer in Shanghai. "I advise you" this member said, "Listen to Fessy when he speaks in the Council Chamber; he is nearly always right." Mr, Fessenden's portrait hangs in the Council Chamber and will remind members to return to the point should any of them wander from it in their Gekates,
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