The Archive · 1927

Sun Yatsen and Gen. Chiang

shek and the former's will, Gen. Chiang's photo being there, we were! told. because he was Dr. Sun's right-hand man and because it was he who was solely responsible for the eniicent successes" of the Apart from the entertainments, there were two lantern procession' on Sunday evening, one in Nantao and the other in Chapei. In Nantag. the procession was arranged in the following order:—mounted guards, Chinese naval hand, members of the Kuomintang, Shanghai and Woosung Constabulary "band, scouts, bands of the three partment stores (Sun Sun, Sincere fers, Shanghai" Orphanage band, merchants, Chinese" Reformatory land, students, Nationalist Eastern Route Army band, merchant volunteers, military members of the Kuomintang, fire brigades, ete. These groups assembled at the Chinese Public Recreation Ground at West Gate, after which they frearched through the Chinese City.

In Chapsi, arrangements slightly differed owing to the large at-Htendance. The various groups assembled at five diferent places, after which they met and marched through Chapel. All traffic was suspended while the procession passed by and special police -and troops were detailed to maintain, order.

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