The Archive · 1925

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Tibetan Dignitary Leaves

for Peking The Panchen Lama returned to Wang Tsen, vive-President off the Shanghai Buddhist Association; Mr. Vu Yah-ching, chairman, and Mr.

Chao-pak, vice president of the yese General Chamber off Com-were of Shanghai; Mr. Yao Mo-chairman, and Mr. Yan tung, vice-chairman of the Shanghai District Chamber of Commerce; Mr. Shen Lien-fang, chairman, and Mr. Wang Tung, vice-chairman of the Chapei Chamber of Com-

In spite of the fact that Marshal Hsiao Yao-nan, Tupan of Hupeh, sent an aide-de-camp, Gen. Tung Meng-hsien, to Shanghai to welcome the Buddhist dignitary to Hupeh, the latter had decided that such a trip and impossible, The Panchen Lama left Shanghai North Station for Peking, vid Nan-King, at 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning accompanied by his retinue, At the station to see him off were the local Chinese officials, a number of foreigners and representatives of the local Buddhist Association, ax well as several military and police guards of honour and brass bands,

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