London, May 3.
have been amazed ahd touched to the quick by the depth of the sympathy and generosity throughout the length and breadth of this whole island," declared Dr. Quo Tai-chi, the Chinese Ambassador in London, in the course of a glowing tribute to Great Britain, delivered at the annual banquet of the China Society, held today at Claridge's, Dr, Quo, who presi led, in a speech toast jing the guests, mentioned recent British manifestations of practical sympathy for China, These he enumerated as being the British Note of January 14, defining the British stand regarding the Nine-Power Treaty, and constituting an important step in rebuilding international and pol the China Currency Stabilization fund; assistance to China by export credits; the British fund for the relief of distress in China assistance in books and apparatus by British universities in buile ing up the new universities of Western Chin and "many other agencies working for the help of Chin The guests at today's banquet in-Jcluded: Lord Chatfield, Minister for the Ca-ordination of Defence: Mr. W. 'S. Morrison, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Lord Gort, Chief of the Imperial General Staff; Lord 'Cecil, Lord Davies, Lord Snell and Lord 'Strabolgi; M. Ivan Maisky, the Soviet Ambassador' in London;" Sir John Wardlaw-Aline, Conservative member for the Kidderminster division of Worcestershire; Sir Hugo Culiffe-JOwen, the Chairman of the British-American Tobacco Ca, Lid; Sit Arthur Street, First Deputy Under Secretary of State to the Air Minis ty; Professor W..G.S. Adams, Ware Jden of All Souls College: Major-Ge feral A. P. D. Telfer-Smollelt, former [Commandant of the British Forces sri Shanghai, now Lieulenant-Governor lof Guernsey; Mr. RG. Ho seller to HBM. Embassy.
Mr. Laurence Binyon, the Brit poet; Me. Adrian Moreing, Conserva Hive member for Preston: Mr. W. W Astor, National Conservative member for East Fulham; snd fly Chinese fon the sword, But we believe that, Just og a man who has wrestled with rials will be stronger for having overcome them, $0 China will come through her struggle with a new experience and a new courage Lord Chatfield sold he hoped the time was not too far distant when fratricidal strife between nations East Asia would cease, and when China, in the full exercise of her sovereignty, would be able to resume normal, friendly relations with her Island ' neighbour, ona basis of equality, "Binally;" Lord Chatfeld declared, must refer to the tact that China, the un-warlike, has thrown up in he hour of need 8 great leader, of frst-rate military ability, who combines the nest qualities. of his country. men, and commands the respect of he world; who possesses, moreover, qualities which Will enable him to command the love of the whole people when the hour of veconstruce Vion after the war comes.
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