It is announced that as in previous years the American Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a series of special programmes during the week of May 21-27. This week, which is known as National Foreign Trade Week, will be observed in America under the sponsorship of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States, of which the American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai is a member, by more than 1,200. Chambers of Commerce and trade organizations in all parts of the country. Special significance attaches io Monday, May 22, which has been designated by the American Government as "National Maritime Da The offices of the United States Department of Commerce through 34 cities in the United States and in those cities abroad where there are American Chambers of Commerce are ce-operating in the activities of the week. It is characteristic of the observance in Shanghai that certain international organizations which adhere to the principal that trade is fundamentally a legitimate and mutually beneficial means of intercourse between nations have been invited to participate.
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