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ordered to provide it. In due confese (Hongkong) with Headquarters at and encyclopaedic knowledge. He I found myself wallsing up and down Shanghal. It is a body capable of joined that service 60 years 130. outside the Institution of which I had gathering and concentrating British | (Applaus.) We have also here to the honour to be vice-chairman, per- {pablic opinion from all parts of China) night Mr. Byron Brenan, who still forming the duty which came to be at any moment and on any given | careers about the country on a bicycle, known as "guarding one's overdraft," subject. This I believed and I and who was ten years. în China (Laughter.) I suppose I mest have think Sir John belleves to be the when I arrived... He gave me my presented a curious aight to a pair of foundation of that greater co-opera-} frat lessons in Chinese, and very soCA shorts about three sizes too large tin which I believe to be essential gave it up as ■ hopeless job and a tunic about four sizes too small | among us in order that we may keep (Laughter.) Wehave other members (Laughter.) Anyway, I appeared to be our end up in the difficult times of the service here mere striplings the centre of all eyes, and one Chinese before us. Sir John said at the Con- and youths, including Mr. Jamieson client of nurs seemed to take special | ference that it was the most interest-† and Mr. For, who have both become interest in me. He studied me from ing experience of his life, great persons, Mr. Jamieson holds all angles, and next morning he came and that he wished it had come the keys of the mysteries of the into the office and said to me with at the beginning instead of at politics of the South. Mr. Fox is a great deal of agitation: "You No. 2 the end of his career. I. do not be commercial attache, I hope those two man this largee bank. How fashion | Heve that we could offer hito a more gentlemen recognise that their suc- you make dam foolo soldier pidgin?" acceptable testimony of our apprecia cess is all due to my early training. (Laughter) Nothing I could say tion of his services, than by pledging; (Laughter.) would dissuade him from his deter ourselves to-night to make a success Mr. Dodwell has spoken of Con mination to escape to Canton, and be of that new organisation. (Hear, shlar salaries. I did not intend to and hundreds-I believe thousands hear.) There is a danger that in the speak about that subject, but I think of bis friends and "countrymen first flush, with half-hearted support. I ought to mention it, and I do so fallowed him to Canton, but in spite it may become one of those futile with no sense af grievance whatever, of their lack of faith in old England, and useless organisations which because I have no grievance. No they took away all their money in camber the earth in so many places, man has been better treated than I Hongkong and Shanghai hank-notes. but with wholehearted support and have. I went to China from a part (Laughter.)
by sparing your best man to attend } of the world where there wis a sort That geard was a memorable one the annual conference and by eup of glamour of the East the North of The Bank provided liquid refresh porting it by all that in you is, I Ireland. The two Laurencer had ments ad 53. in the guard room, and think it will become a powerful asset gone out and Nicholson had gone to I remember „Mr. Severn, who was at the back of Sir John'a successor India. At the time I went to China round about ten days after its exis tence and showing me the bill for the liquid refreshments, and asking me to give my candid opinion, an a❘ private and as a director of the bank, as to whether the guard should be continued In spite of my interest
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and that reputation stood us as a great and coming here. I know a great asset during the recent war. During deal about it because I bave been
the ball on the next tee that S† Lekporarily in charge, calling me at Peking, as well as a strong and the state of Ireland was not as happy those four or five years we had to to Oxford and Cambridge and
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virile force for the promotion not and contented as it is only of our own interests in China, Laughter.) So I had to leave it. ly largely upon our own resourses, have also seen all the Chloess but of the interests of the Chinese was over eight years in China before assistance from home, and that asset most anxious to come to this country, and could not expect very much students in London. They are all and of Chias herself.
I came home on my first leave, SIR FOEN JORDAN ON THE CONSULAR and those eight years I received with the Chinese. This is not the is better than it is elsewhere." It is was most valuable to us in dealing as they consider that education here OFFICER AND BETTISH MERCHANT. 5200 The Rt. Hon. Sir John Jordan, in the state of the Service in those which confronted as during those with the Chairman and hope that the that was place to deal with the problems not provided, however, and I agree
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remember thinking as I addressed Henry was enjoying a little laugh (Continued from Page 6) behind my back,
We also have with us to-night öne would come. (Laughter.) That re-who has administered the Govern minds me of a little experience we had ment of Hongkong very ably on on Hongkong, and which possibly he several occasions, Mr. Claude Severn has forgotten. Sir Henry and I are He is a guest, and therefore, does in my coptivates, I had to tell him reply said: Any, soccess which I days, I remember very well that we andour years, but one thing I can † Government wil do something; but, star in a good many respects, but come within my province. Upon the that I thought it would be cheaper achieved in Peking was due very all put on our worst clothes and say, that these problems would not as I have urged time after time is we have one thing in common; we last occasion on which he relin- in the long run to let the Treasury largely to the excellent staff which I went up to the Foreign Office in a have
very quished the Acting Governorship the look after itself. (Laughter.) had at the Legation. No man had a body to demand more. We got a difficulties gould not have been over; chant in China ought to do something are both enthusiastic bat
been dealt with, and the Chias, I think that the British mer Now I came to the illustrious name better staff than I did, composed great deal of sympathy, but no more come, had it not been for the co-opers and then I think the Government will poor exponents of the royal and only fault that the Press and the ancient pame of golf, and I republic of Hongkong could find with with which this toast is coupled, Sir equally of diplomatic and constar (Laughter.) In those days retion of all the British communities at be shamed-into doing something. I member once playing with Sir Henry, him was the absence of a lady at John Jordan. (Applause.) I am meadored by devious routes at Government House. At the Chamber afraid that Sir John was wondering portunity of expressing my deep grane service has improved immensely, and assure you that there are men here several cities at the present moment men. I should like to take this op were no D.C.T.'s or D.BL's. The the ports in China. (Applause.) I, believe that in the United States We 11th res where I pulled mystee of Commerce dinner which we gave whether I had forgotten him, but I tude to the men who served with me the conditions of service are very to-night, whose names I dare not provide for Chinese students. Seattle, Sir Henry, sportsman as he is, helped { expressed every confidence that that † rendered such signal service to his ) I think that we in Peking would be Association both in China and here, † in endless ways and who actually sent year. We do nothing, and it is x shot into the rough and. lost a ball) to him just prior to his departure I was not likely to-forget one who has } during all these long years in Peking-minch better, thanks largely to this mention, but who assisted us locally, for instance, takes a number every Six be ok for is We searched for a defect would be remedied during his country, (Hear, hear.) I am sure the first to admit the reareas, it considérale 25% and add foreign small contingents of men to the Front matter which will go on in the future few minutes, and on looking up I holidays, and my confidence was not that po one in this room tonight¦ storm and stress of the war years, it; considérate treatment of the Foreign { at their own expense.. (Applause.) and will affect our British trade very was astounded to see the representa- misplaced, and we have tonight to could look upon a gathering of old was the Consular Service in China Office. The Service has at last been tive of HM. disappearing into the add to our hearty welcome our hearty Chinese hands as complete without that bore the heat and burden of placed σε a footing which is The Chairman has spoken about closely indeed if something is not distance as hard as his legs would congratulations. (Applause.) He bis Excellency's kindly presence. ( the day. That is the service perfectly satisfactory, in my education. I do not think that we done very soon, carry him with what looked like and I have also something in com (Hear, bear.) It is quite unnecessary for of which I still may consider opinion, and which will ensure a are doing anything whatever in this As to the present state of Ching, it balo round his head. On closer mon. We occupied similar positions me to enlarge on the accomplish- | myself- a member. I should maximum of efficiency in the respect; as regards Chinese education is very difficult, with my superkins in Inspection this hale turned out to be during the war in Hongkongpriments which have made his career a like to say just a word about that future. It is the greatest satisfaction we are miles behind. (Hear, bei) the Foreign Office here, to say much a swarm of hornets. Well, Sir Henry vates in the Defence Corps, and memorable one, and you are all service, with which I have been co-which I have in retiring from the The United States in this year alone that would interest you. Before I has stirred up a good many hornets leave to your imagination which of familiar with his charming and nected for over forty years. It is in Service that this change took place have received more students thin left China, the North China, Daily : waste in bis time. Laughter), our manly figures appealed to our courteous personality which has en- many ways a wonderful service: it before my name disappeared from there are in this country, altogether, News paki me 'a pleasing compliment. That was the first occasion, Chinese friends the most. (Laughter.) deared him to all who have come in has a wonderful vitality. I am one the active list. (Applause). I was and that is a remarkable fact. France They said that I had an uncanny way however, on which I ever knew him I flatter myself that upon one occa contact with him. (Applause.) I of four who went to China forty-four only a component part of the mais making provision for Chizenc of peering foto the future and fore- preferring not to face the consesion I did impress them; and, in fact, did want to try to-night to get from years ago, and we have served in the chice in China. I have referred to students in great numbers, though seeing what was going to happen ins quences. (Laughter.) Thanks to his I was the innocent cause of quite a you some more concrete and more aggregate over 150 years in China. the staff in Peking, and now I would fortunately some are leaving France de (Continued on Fige-93° agility, he escaped all but two of his panic in the colony. It was shortly real mark of our appreciation of his We are all here now at home hoping speak of another part perhaps the pursuers, and was not sudiciently after the war broke out that services. The last time I met Sir John to draw pensions or the little that most important of the whole ma badly stung to prevent my enjoying the military authorities, find in Chine was at the first Congress of remains of them after income-tax is chinery, the part which justifies our a little quiet amusement behind his ing
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few the British Chambers of Commerce paid fer a long time to come. existence and that is the British back. At the next hole, he put his thousand dollars of our military held in Shanghai last November. (Applause) Moreover, we are not merchant in China. Generations of ball into the rough and lost it. I contribution in the Hongkong and As a result of that conference by any means the seniors in that British merchants in China have went to look for it and, still chuck-Shanghai Bank, decided that a mili- a body has been formed called, I service. There is here to-night, I think built up a reputation which may be ling over his misfortune, put my own tary guard of eight men should be think, the Associated British Cham- ́as a guest, Sir John McLeavy Brown, equalled, but I am certain is not foot into a hornets' nest. I always provided, and the Defence Corps was bers of Commerce in China and who retains all his mental vigour surpassed in any part of the world,
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