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Stokes & Master (Mr. D. B. Johnson, The Kailan Mining Administration (Mr. W. Wright); Messrs. Ed. Keller & Co., Ltd., (Mr. H. A. Keller); Messrs. Kunst & Albers (Mr. W. Egge); Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews (Mr. J. Fleming); Messrs. W. R. Loxley & Co., (China); Ltd., (Mr. T. A. Mitchell); Messrs. Mac- kinnon, Mackenzie & Co., (The Hon. Mr. M. T. Johnson, Mr. D. W. Mac- E and Mr. A. W. Hay-Edie); Mrs. John Manners & Co., Ltd., (Mr. W. J. Hansen); Messrs. Maxim & Co., (Mr. J. F. B. Ribeiro); The Mercantile Bank (Mr. R. Kennedy); The Mitsui Bussan Kaisha (Mr. K. Numata); The Netherlands Trading Society (Mr. J. C. Mantel); The Nippon Yussen Kaisha (Mr. K.
Watanabe); The Orient Tobacco Manufactory Ltd., (Mr. E. de Chaffoy); Messrs. Pentreath & Co., (Mr. G. A. Pentreath); Messrs. Petersen & Co., (Mr. H. Arfas); Mr. G. H. Potts; Messrs. Reiss Bradley & Co., (Mr. K. S. Morrison and Mr. J. Ormiston); Mr. E. M. Raymond; Messrs. Robertson, Wilson & Co., Ltd., (Mr. G. W. Sewell);
Messrs.
Shewan Tomes & Co., (Mr. I. W. Shewan); Messrs. David Sassoon & Co., (Mr. A. H. Compton); The E. D. Sassoon Banking Co., Ltd., (Mr. A,
Messrs. Raymond);
Stewart Brothers (Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Mr. H. R. B. Hancock); The Swedish Chinese Export & Import Co., Ltd., (Mr. B. Astington); The Union Insurance Society (Mr. W. R. Mansfield); The Union Trading Co., Ltd., (Mr. S. M. Churn); The Union Waterboat Co., Ltd., (Mr. A. Utoomal Messrs. C. I. Bowker);
& Assudamal Co., (Mr. P. Vaswani); Messrs. Watanmal Boolchand (Mr. W. Boolchand); Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd., (Mr. J. E. Jupp); Messrs. Harry Wicking & Co., Ltd., (Mr. H. Owen Hughes); Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist (Mr. D. H. Blake).
HONGKONG-CANTON TIES
Friendship Increased By Visit,
Says General Huang
In an interview with a S. C. M. Post representative yesterday, General Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- ment, made the following statement regarding the visit to Hongkong:
"The relations between Great Bri- tain and China have been traditional- ly friendly and those between Hong- kong and Canton are particularly months close and important. Two
the Governor, ago His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, was kind enough to pay a visit to Generalis- simo Chiang and ourselves in Can- strengthening ton, thereby further
the bonds of our friendship. Acting on instructions from Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek, and the wish of the people that we should return that visit, I, in company with Mayor Tseng Yang-fu, have come to Hong- kong.
"I am most thankful for and deeply impressed by the most cordial and impressive welcome accorded to us by the authorities of Hongkong and by the enthusiasm shown by our nationals here. I am particularly delighted to have had the opportunity contacts with. of making personal
the high officials of the Hongkong Government as well as leaders of the local community and representatives of the various Chinese public ganisations.
or-
the pros- "We are working for perity of both Hongkong and Can- ton, and we feet quite confident that. and after this visit our friendship co-operation will be increased and lead to useful results. I earnestly hope that in future we shall meet
each other more often and exchange views for achieving the progress, and promoting the welfare, of our two cities, and strengthening the ties of friendship between Great Britain and China.”
CHINESE TIFFIN
Businessmen Entertain At Hongkong Hotel
SPEECHES OF WELCOME
Chair-
General Huang, Mu-sung, man of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton, were the guests of honour at a tiffim in the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden yesterday, when they were entertained by a group of leading Chinese business men. Other guests included the trade delegation which arrived from Canton yester- day morning.
to General In proposing a toast Huang and Mr. Tseng, the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall,
in who spoke Chinese, said:
of
our
The visit of His Excellency the Chairman of the Provincial Govern- ment of Kwangtung and His Honour the Mayor of Canton has given
the unbounded pleasure to
whole community.
Hongkong. The warmth of their welcome has seldom been
was equalled. It
but in September last that
GovernorĮ called on Generalissimo Chiang Kai- shek in Canton, when he had the: opportunity of meeting many high officials there, and of cementing the friendly relations between Kwang- tung and Hongkong. To-day, so soon after that visit, His Excellency the Chairman, General Huang Mu-sung, and His Honour Mayor Tseng Yang- fu honour Hongkong wth a visit. This is clear evidence of the harmonious friendship between the Authorities of the two places, and also of the increasingly cordial relations between China and Great; Britain.
Of the population of Hongkong about 97 per cent. are Chinese. Canton and Hongkong are closely related, geographically, commercial- ly, and even from the point of view of peace and good order. Last night at the banquet at Government House, His Excellency the Chairman very aptly likened Canton and Hongkong to two sisters. I venture to make two other comparisons. Canton is as a mansion, and Hongkong its gate- way; Canton is as the human trunk, and Hongkong its throat.
Fortunes Linked
A few days ago His Honour the Mayor, speaking at a meeting of the Rotary Club in Canton, said some- what to the effect that if Canton prospered, Hongkong would also prosper; if Canton suffered, Hong- kong would also suffer; that, in short, the two places are interdependent. There can be no doubt that Canton and Hongkong share their prosperity and adversity, and are intimately responsive to each other in ebb and in flow.
was
A few days ago, when I went up to Canton to attend the State funeral of the late Mr. Hu Han-min, I overwhelmed by the unbounded hospitality of His Excellency the Chairman and of His Honour the Mayor. Though the conversations I had with them were short, they were not too short to enable me to realise
a
that they had already gained thorough knowledge of local condi- tions. Now, they have come person- ally to Hongkong, and are seeing for themselves the conditions of the Chinese in particular, and of the Colony in general. Their knowledge will thus be enhanced, for "to see with the eye is better than to hear with the ear," just as one personal contact is better than a hundred letters.
Both the Chairman and the Mayor love the people, and are assiduous in their efforts for their welfare. Since the assumption of their high offices, they have introduced what is modern, and abolished what is obsolete. They have upheld law and order, and they know the needs and heed the aspirations of the people.
Hongkong happily also has as its Governor Sir Andrew Caldecott who has understanding and sympathy, vision and ability. Thus, like "the
the echoing sound or
responding spirit", friendly co-operation will, of a certainty, be forthcoming, to the benefit of the two places.
Able Assistants
Moreover, all those who have ac- the Chairman and companied
the Mayor on this visit are men of outstanding
the ability. Among officials there are, for instance, Dr. Tyau, Colonel Li Fong, General Wong Keung, and Colonel Chang Yuan-man.
Among the commercial party there to are, among others too numerous
Mr. Mr. Ho Chap-ping and name, Chau
with their Tin-pong who, colleagues, form a distinguished has been pleasure party. Our enhanced by the presence of His Majesty's Consul-General in Canton Mr. Herbert Phillips, and of other prominent citizens of the Colony, official and unofficial, British and Chinese.
Last night at Government House His Excellency the Chairman quoted this happy saying: "To befriend the one's good and to co-operate with neighbour, is a precious asset of a nation." This precept is being carried into practice by Canton and Hongkong to-day.
our
My fellow-hosts and I sincerely hope that our distinguished guests will not measure the extent of respect and admiration for them by the inadequacy of the arrangements which we have made for their wel- come and entertainment. We wish them every success in their high endeavours, and we wish Kwang- tung peace and prosperity. Gentle- man, I now ask you to raise your glasses and drink with me to the health of His Excellency General His. Honour Huang Mu-sung and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu.
The toast was responded Gen. Huang and Mr. Tseng, spoke in Cantonese.
Gen. Huang's Response
to by who
In coming to Hongkong with the Mayor Mr. Tseng Yang-fu to return the visit of His Excellency Sir Andrew Caldecott, I have been: ac- corded the warmest welcome and I feel I have been greatly honoured. It is almost two years since I last visited Hongkong. On coming, here again this time I am glad to see with my own eyes the progress in trade and industry, the prosperity of the market and the bright and harmoni- ous views from every aspect The
has economic depression
affected world trade generally, but Hongkong is able to stand out against all. You Gentlemen and the Government, ar to be congratulated for your effort which have had such satisfactory re sults.
China's poverty has been due t two reasons-political instability an want of co-operation between Gov ernment and people. Fortunately th country is
united, law an order
enforced and
are
now
goc