Governor-General of Kiangsu and Chekiang: His Plans for Comprehensive Organization of the Shanghai Area Under Dr. V. K.
Ting as Mayor Marshal 'Chuan-fang' arrived la Shanghai on Monday afternoon from Nanking, Ie was welcomed at the station by representatives of the Tecal Chinese organizations, local Chinese officials and Mr. F. W. Maze Commissioner of Customs. Bir. Hsu Yuan Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, the Taoyin and Dr. V.
Ting went to Soochow to mest. him. The Marshal wore the grey suit of his own troops, and looked cheerful and fit, Re has come te Shanghai to deal with one of th most difficult problems, which always confronted the Nanking Tuchun, namely, the organization of the governmental agencies of Shanghai.
Marshal Sun Chuan-fang was i stalled on Tuesday morning as Direc for-General of the Commercial Port of Shanghai at an interesting. cere-many at Lunghua, Local Chine Affairs and Public Works. " The present Taoyin; Commissioner of Foreign Affairs' and Commissioner Police will fill three of these posts, while Dr. Ting is expected shortly to announce the names of the men who will fill the general affairs bureau and the that the Chinese territory, adjacent to the foreign settlements will compare favourably with the settlement:
Anticipating a certain opposition from vested interests and from those who are not likely to understand the importance of the reforms. Marshal Sun has personally come to Shanghai to see the local gentry] and the Keads of local organization to convince them of the benefits to China and to the local people of hie New arrangements. Much favour-officials and representatives of the] 3 able comment was expressed among Chinese at the Marshal's various Chinese organizations were present for the occasion.
a short, terse speech, which this city so often. They tention to the fact that Li was delivered almost in a conver ational manner: Marshal Sun sold:
"There is mo use talking about patriotism without supporting the' words action, Nor is action important unless it means reconstruction and rebuilding, China is Tricking in neither resources nor capable men but there isa lack of initiative. Nothing can be accom-/ plished unless someone undertakes to do things. I have come personally to start this municipal government because it must be done and there is no use waiting. I have myself taken this office beea there must be no confusion in the administration of Kiangstt province. There can be only one government of the province and thix must be made clear. There can be no con fiots within the province, "We can all notice the differences between the Settlement and our own territory. The settlements are clean and orderly and everything ranged according to system, We have much to Team from their example and we should arrange our own municipality so that it is as good as the system in the settlements."
After the ceremony Marshal Sun inspected his troops at the drill ground at Lung na, Subseauently a number foreigners came to call on him, Br. Maze, Commissioner of—Custo Mr. von Heidenstam, chief engineer of the Whangpoo Conservancy, Mr. Hotson, the Harbour Master, Mr, Calder' Marshall, chairman of the Union Club, Lord "Addington and} others.
The actual administration of the area, which will include Nantao, Chapel, Puotung and Wootung and about 18 smaller towns the immediate environs of the will be in the charge of Dr.
who will in reality) be the Mayor of Greater Shanghai. The municipal administration will _be divided into six departments; The Bureau of Gereral Affairs, Finance, Public Safety Civil Affairs, Foreign Shanghai while they were at Nanking and that even Lu Vu-hsiang never came here publicly while he was Tuchun of Chekiang. Marshel Sun maintains a residence in Shangand this is his second visit in one year.
In his efforts to reorganize the ministration of Kiangsu Province, Marshal Sun found that Shangha Prevented a unique problem because the many different adjacent to the settlements complexity of the administration of these arows. He, therefore, arranged for the reorganization of the en system under one head, Dr. V. K. Ting is @ native of Kiangsu, although he has been in north China for many years. He! has had a wide administrative experience both in the Chinese government and in the management of mining companies. He is u member of both the British and American Boxer Indemnity Committees. A, graduate of Glasgow, where he exceptionally distinguished himself, has also studied on the Continent and had made a survey of the Saar coalfields long before they became oan international problem, In recent years, he hax specialized in Chinese history and is recognized as an a thority on the aboriginal races of north China:
No. little disconcernment was occasioned in Shanghai at the sight of an aeroplane—which flew in 1% general direction toward the Settlement, just before five o'clock. It was first seen in the vicinity of Lunghua, and after circling round several times at a height of 3,000 ft., descended to much lower levels." At first those who saw the machine thought muse belong to the Dutch aviator who proposes to fly over Shanghai at so much per passenger.
The mystery was solved, however when the machine neared the railway junction. The flyer was merely acting as an escort of Marshal Sun Chuan-fang, who arrived at Shanghai North" Station, the machine fying in circles over the star whilst the train came in,
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