The Archive · 1925

Body Taken to. Central Park

Mar. 18, The remains of Dr. Sun Yatesert }will be removed to the Central Park to-morrow. The procession leaves the Peking Union Medical College Jat 11 a.m, Prior to the removal, Mrs. Sun Yat-sen, Mr. Sun Fo and other reatives, will burn incense and carry out other rites before the coffin, The Chief Executive and ull the Ministries are sending delegates to the procession, -which will also include military and naval units, General Li Ching-lin, Command-Jant of the Metropolitan' Preeautionlary Force, has ordered a salute of /32 uns to be fired as soon as the jeofin reaches the Central Park, General Feng Vu-hsiang has offered Mrs. Sun Yat-sen a sum of }$10;000 asa token of condolence.

JGovernor Yen Hsi-shan of Sham has offered her §2,000—Reuter's Pacific Service, Canton, Mar. 17.

Memorial services for the late Dr. Sun Yat-sen were held to-day the Canton University and will continued for another two days. To-day's services were attended by a large number of military men and forei After Dr. Sun's wi and a pray-Jer had been read, an address. was delivered by Mr. Ha Han-min, who paid high tribute to the great achievements of the lat leader of the "Kuomintang and pointed the way, the party should follow -in expected that to-morrow's services will be after representatives of educational associations will be present.—Eastern News Agency.

15,000 iters to Dr. Sun's House!

in Rue Moliere About 15,000 persers issited the headquarters of the Kusmintang at 44 Route Vallon and: Dr. Sun Yat-ison's "home ut 29 Rue Moligre during ithe week-end 19 pay their ree spects to the dite Cantonese beride? by bowing three times before his Photograph. A large number of wreaths were also sept in, All the local Consulates and the foreign men-o!-war lowered their ffagsto half-mast: Chinese public jofices, local schools and many of the Chinese commercial houses' also had [their flags flying-at half-mast.

The Students' Union has issued a circular to all its members urging them to refrain from eating meat for three days, and several of th local schools have declared a day's holiday.

At a meeting of the Kuomintang on Saturday it was decided to hold 4 formal memorial service, the time and place to be announced later. ik expected, however, that the service will be held in the Ohinese Recreation Ground at West. Gate on the same day that services will be held in other parts of the country. The Chinese press says that with out a single exception all of the different Tuyans, military and eivit official have sent messages of indolence. Among those who have sent delegates are Marchal Tuan Chi-jui, Marshal Chang. Ts0- in, Feng Yuchsiang, Wu Pei-fu, Hsiao Yao-nan, Lu" Yung-hsiang, and Chi Hsi-yunn, Bx-Presidents Vu-hang and Hsu Shih-chang and different generals, including his old enemy, General Chen Chiung-ming, Local members of the Kuomintang have telegraphed to Peking urging the postponement of a state funeral for Dr, Sun, until a definite Government, recognized by th: whole country, has been establish= ed. It has also been suggested by different "members ofthe party that Nanking city should here utter be known as "Chung-shan City' after Dr. Sun who was also know:

Sun Chung-shan,

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