The San Francisco call., 1909-12-11

men who do not care for their. own
lives win be awed by an ambassadors
displeasure2''
He dismissed the subject, for the time
at any rate, with a gesture that seemed
20 imply, Lets talk about something
pleasant"
500 Yew Chew. who was appointed
consul general ct this port to succeed
Hsu Ping Chen, was expected on the
Mongolia. 1t is. said that the reason
for his absence was that he was trying
to get out of accepting the appoint
ment. . He liked San Francisco well
enough, said one of his friends in the
ambassadors suite. but would just as
soon be somewhere else while the tongs
were at war.
TRIBUTE TO SAN FRANCISCO
The ambassador expressed his great
pleasure at returning to America after
years of absence as the representative
Of his country. He paid a tribute to
the work done in rebuilding San Fran
cisco, expressed his regret at missing
the Portola festival and expressed the
hope that the friendship now existing
between China and the United States
would be more firmly cemented as time
went on. It would be his aim, he said.
TO promote this good understanding by
every means in his power.
Among those who accompanied the
ambassador were: Tan Shioo Shu, sec
retary to the consul general at san
Francisco; Shun Yuen Pin and Loo Koh
Chi. secretaries of the legation at Cuoa;
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Tang Shih-wan. vice consul at New
York; Tan Tsin Now and Wen Pang
Chung second secretaries to the lega-
ton at Washington; How LANG Ting.
commercial attache of the legation at
washington; Loo Ping Tien, second
interpreter of the legation at Washing
ton, and Tan Yew- flung, Ho Hung Kwei
and Yung Chew Yen, legation attaches.
GIVEN ROYAL WELCOME
Representatives of every walk of
life in Chinatown, from the dignified
merchant princes to the solemn eyed
tots of the kindergarten were on hand
al the pier to meet and give hitting
welcome to the new minister. Apart
from those who received officially there
were present hundreds of Chinese, who
lined the dock and waited patiently
for hours. departing content after hav-
ing caught a brief glimpse of the dig
nitary as he passed from the vessel to
a waiting automobile.
The reception committee consisted of
delegates from the Chinese chamber of
commerce and the Chinese Six Com
panies To their number were added
the children of the intermediate Chi
nese school of LAG Waverly place. The
youngsters, resplendent in uniforms of
white and yellow and waving American
and Chinese flags, were a distinct fea-
ture Of the welcome.
PLAY NATIONAL ANTHEM
AS the minister stepped from the
vessel a brass band struck up the
American national anthem. The re-
ception committee was drawn up in
a long line according to rank, and as
he passed down the line swayed and
bowed in courtesy and welcome. New
China in the shape of the school chill
dren neither bowed nor curtesied As
the band played the opening bars OF the
Star Spangled Banner" every boys
hand flew TO the vizier of his cap in
the regulation military>salute and thus
saluting they honored the minister as
he passed.
The welcome was replete with SOL
emnity. There was scarce word
uttered. Not a speech was made. There
was but the rapid succession of bows
and counter BOWS
The second reception at the ST.
Francis hotel which took place on the
immediate arrival of the minister there
was attended with even greater dignity
and solemnity. The school children, re-
inforced by another band of their fell
lows, the native sons Of the six COM
psnies, lined the walls of the tapestry
room.
CEREMONY MARKS RECEPTION.
The minister, accompanied by his
party, took his station at their head,
and then began the presentation to him
OF the Chinese merchants and business
men of San Francisco. The unique cere-
mony was watched by almost every
guest in the hotel. who crowded the
roo mand filed the doorways.
Like the reception at the pier. there
were no speeches. The merchant to
be presentd wake dthreugh the lane
of uniformed school children, and
when within few feet of the minister
broke into the most ingratiating of
smiles. AT the same instant he raised
his clasped hands to his head and
brought them down again, bowling
gracefully the while. The minister
bowed and shook his own hands in
polite acknowledgemen No name was
called, no introduction given. Each
man introduced himself.
During the ceremony the other
members of the party remained seated
in the back ground. Each merchant
having presented himself. withdrew
without further ado, as his place was
taken by his successor. The arrange
ments of the reception were in the
hands of Look Tin Eli, secretary to the
Chinese chamber Of commerce and As
sistant Manager Wilson of the st. Fran
els hotel.
The original plan was to have the
minister dine with the consul general
at the latters home last night, but as
the hour was late by the time the of
fetal receptions were over it was de-
cided TO cancel the engagement. and
the minister and his party. together
with the consul general and a few
other Chinese of prominence. died al
the hotel During -its stay in Sar
Francisco the ministerial party will be
the guests of the Chinese chamber ot
commerce and the Chinese six com.