SIR JOSEPH WARD.
LUNCH WITH LI CHING FONG. . By. Telegraph.—Press Association. Copyright. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Copyright. (Received August 18, 10.10 p.m.) London, August 18. Sir Joseph Ward entertained Mr. Jones and the staff "of the High Commissioner's office at lunch at the Hotel Cecil to-day. London, August IT. Sir Joseph and Lady Ward were to-day entertained at luncheon by Li Ching Fong, Chinese Ambassador. Li Ching Fong, Lord of Wuwu, is, for a Chinaman, uncommonly tall. He -is married, very rich, and very European in . his tastes and sympathies. He first visited London with the great Li Hung Chang, his father, and speaks English fluently. By right of his descent, riches, and family influence. Li Ching is the premier grandee of China. Unlike Yuan Shi Kai, who is of plebeian birth, the Ambassador is an aristocrat. He is a Progressive, and has a taste for reforms.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14143, 19 August 1909, Page 5
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