The Archive · 1924

IRONHEAD TSINGTAO'S

GOVERNOR

Some Impressions of. Kao En-hung and His Work. for Kiaochou gentleman well versed in things "Chinese, who has recently returned from Tsingtao, after' speaking of the unusual popularity the resort is enjoying this summer, went on to speak of the many. changes already introduced by' Shantung's new Governor Kao. (Gow) En-hung, or "Ironhead," as he is nick-named.

When he assumed his duties i March, after having served greeted at the railway station by 2 crowd of over 40,000 people, who had turned out to see their' new Executive, a demonstration never before seen in Tsingtao. Even at. that time, however, an attempt was proposed upon his life, which fortunately miscarried, Other attacks have been made upon him, but he has always refused to be escorted by guards or even by civil detectives, and was the first of the Peking Ministers to do away with the custom of armed guards on motor-cars.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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