The Archive · 1925

All Peking at the Funeral

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Peking, Mar 19. After short service in the an torium of the Peking Union Medical embalmed body "of the Yat-sen was conveyed seled streets to Central ning, mianes, four che Kuomintang and the basey. It will tater transferred to the glass casket oniferedd frat Museow for the lying-

Canton, Mar. 13, Interviewed to-day, Dr. Wo Chao-chu, the Secretary of Foreign Affairs, declared that the death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen would have effect on the Enst River or West River campaign, "except possibi that the fire wf the soldiers wi have an added zeal." Nobody, asserted, could take Dr. Sun's place, but "the Kuomintang would in the near future appoint a committee, with a chairman who, however, Would be simply a chairman to direct affairs.

Memorial services will be held here on March 17, 18 and 19 and the burial will take place at Nanking at Dr, Sun's own request.

On the morning of March 11, Dr. Wu said Dr. Sun made a political testament, which, however, has not Wen transmitted to the local Authorities—Reuter's Pacific Ser-

Peking, Mi According to foreign telegrams from Canton, no appreciable change has occurred since Dr. Sun Yat-en's death, but there is an undercurrent of nervousness.

Tt is thought that a successor will not be appointed, but the Kuomintang will be governed by the Committee of 15 selected several months ago.

Though dissension in the Kuomintang ranks is to be expected, is not considered that disorder' is: likely.

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