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SOUTH CHINA MORNING FOST

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6th., November, 1936.

CANTON VISITORS

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BANQUET HELD

HON. MR. DODWELL'S HOPES FOR STABILISED CURRENCY

GOODWILL MESSAGES

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General Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Provincial Government of Kwangtung, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, Mayor of Canton, were the guests last night of the Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce and the Hongkong Branch of the China Association, which entertained the visitors at a banquet in the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

The hope that the new Canton Government would stabilise its currency, and thus create a "Merchants' Paradise," was voiced by the Chairman of the Committee of the Chamber and China Association (the Hon. Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell), who presided over a large gathering, thoroughly representative of the Hongkong Community, and who proposed the toast to the distinguished visitors.

Also present at the banquet were the members of the trade delegation from Canton, which arrived yesterday morning. With the Governor's party they were also entertained at tiffin by a group of Chinese business men when a speech of welcome was given by the Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall.

General Huang and Mr. Tseng will return to Canton this morning.

With the Chairman of the Pro- vincial Government and the Mayor to invited Canton were of the Chamber's banquet the other members of the official party, Dr. Philip K. C. Tyau (Special Delegate for Foreign Affairs), Colonel Li Fong (Secretary to the Mayor) and Mr. Chang Yuen-nan (Counsellor to the Chairman).

General Gaston K. Wong (Special Hainan Island), Commissioner for

Hongkong. who chanced to be in accepted the Committees' invitation to be present.

H. E. the Commander-in-Chief (Sir Charles Little, K.C.B.,) was un- of the able to attend on account

given by the Consul- reception General for the U.S.A. in honour of Rear-Admiral H. E. Yarnell, Com- mander-in-Chief of the United States the General- Asiatic Fleet. H. E. Officer-Commanding (Major-General A. W. Bartholomew, C.B., D.S.O.,) was

present;

Consul-General

also

C.M.G.. H.B.M. at Canton (Mr. Herbert Phillips, C.M.G., O.B.E.), the (Rear-Admiral- Č. G. Commodore Sedgwick), the Colonial Secretary (the Hon. Mr. R. A. C. North) and the members of the Executive and Legislative Councils, except one or two prevented by indisposition

or

absence from the Colony. His Hon-1 our the Chief Justice was unable to attend as he left the Colony yester- ' day to attend a Full Court in Shang- hai.

From Canton there attended Mr. M. A. Annett (Chairman of the British Chamber of Commerce), Mr. G. E. Huygen (Chairman of the Foreign Chamber of Commerce), Mr. F. A. Nixon (Postal Commissioner), and Mr. D. K. Little (Chinese Customs Commissioner).

At the last moment Mr. Dai Enki, of the China Managing Director National Aviation Corporation, who arrived in the Colony yesterday after- noon on the first 'plane to connect Hongkong with the Chinese air mail service, was able to accept an in- vitation to be present,

Trade Delegation The members of the Canton Com- mercial Delegation who arrived in the Colony by the morning steamer, attended the also the Fatshan, banquet.

Sir William Other guests were: Hornell (Vice-Chancellor of Hong- G. Clinton kong University), Mr. Pelham (H. M. Trade Commissioner), Mr. A. H. Forbes (Commissioner of

Customs, Kowloon & District), Mr. H. R. Butters (Postmaster General), Major R. D. Walker (Manager of the Kowloon Canton Railway), Mr. Li Sing-kui (Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce), Mr. J. M. Wong (Vice-Chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce) and Dr. Li Member of the Shu-fan (Senior Urban Council).

Sir Robert Ho Tung, the Super- and Exports intendent of Imports

(Mr. E. W. Hamilton), the Canadian Trade Commissioner (Major V. E. Duclos), and the Chairman of the Hongkong Chinese Bankers' Associa- tion (Mr. Li To-nan) avoidably prevented present.

were un- from being

Chairman's Speech

the toast of "Our In proposing Distinguished Visitors," Mr. Dodwell

said:

It is my privilege to-night, on be- half of the Hongkong General Cham- ber of Commerce and of the Hong- kong Branch of the China Association, to extend a most cordial welcome to our two guests of honour, His Ex- of the the Chairman cellency

Kwang- Provincial Government of tung, and His Honour the Mayor of Canton, as well as to our many other distinguished guests from Canton and Hongkong.