| Show I 1 M r F lira E R I 1 A L if n colst U n U I 1 ARKI W I 1 IF ki V E 9 they are div given e n a generous welcome V elcome on landings landing port townsend wash feb 28 formal greetings to the imperial high commission sent by the chinese government t to investigate trade and political conditions in the united states and europe were extended aboard the great northern steamship liner dakota today by consul general shung poo HSI of san francisco and a committee of eleven chinese and a dozen prominent americans colonel hills in cobmand command of the artillery posts of this district boarded the ship and gave the welcome a touch of official recognition by the federal government ern ment lie ile had been invited to bo be of the party by the consul general and the seattle chinese association none of the commissioners prince Tal Tseh a member of the imperial family his excellency shang chi hong formerly acting governor of shang tung province pio vince and his excellency ll LI shengte Sheng to future minister to belgium speaks english most of tho the chinese committee spoke cantonese only while the venerable chinese states mens tongue was of the peking court As a result the presentations of most of the chinese a ar well as of the americans cri cans to the commis commission slon bad to be made in english through tigh interpreters with tho the parly at tho the special invitation of the great northern steamship company the members of the welcoming committee took breakfast on board the tha dakota with the chinese commission every courtesy had been extended by I 1 quarantine and customs officials it Is not the present intention 0 of the commissioners to mako make extended stops at st paul and chicago but J this may be modified the chinese abines 1 0 consul general Is to accompany tho the party east cast and he has planned stops jn n joth both cities the party will arilde at st paul march ath and ana will spend the day thero leaving that night by tite the burlington for clife chicago ago a a alving kr JV arr calca go dt a fc az 6 in vt IC I C arr T v W the test of the day willbe will be spent in chicago and on the ith the party parts will go to ann arbor to inspect the university of michigan the party will niagara falls in the morning of march ath and will visit cor nell university pitr the same afternoon three commissioners and five interpreters will leave tho the other members of the party park at chicago and will go direct to washington niton rejoining the main body lit in new boik after a 0 three or 01 four days stay in the national capital about three days will be spent in new york where a committee that lit in eludes J P morgan seth low and a dozen others have planned art ari elaborate entertainment tho the party will be in tho country y bout about two weeks and then will go to td england france and belgium intending after a four months investigation in these countries to return to china either by way of america or the suez route |
