JObservance of Anniversary of Chiang Kai-shek's Acceptance of Present Post The first anniversary of the acceptance by Gen. Chiang Kai-shek of his appointment as Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Revolutionary Armies in Canton was duly observed by his local adherents, members of the Kuomintang, the Chinese General Chamber of Com-on Saturday, 'There will be another celebration on Friday next, this being the anniversary of the occasion when Gen, Chiang and his men set out from' Canton in connexion with the anti-northern puni~ tive expedition, Muss meetings were held at different places on Saturday, under the guidance of the local Kuomintang and the Shanghai Political Council, these being the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, in North Honan Road, the Hsin Tai Theatre, in the Chinese City, the Ching Yun Road drill ground, in Chapel, the branch office of the Kuomintang, at Woosung, and the Kinngnan Arsenal.
'At the meeting in the Chinese City, a huge silver shield inscribed with' Chinese char represent,"
hrough Hardships to Attain Fame" was presented to Mr. Chen Chun, chairman of the Shanghai Political Council, on behalf of the Commander-in-Chief, the latter hav ing returned to Nanking.
'Mr. Chen Chun said that while Gen, 'Chiang had attempted to do hhis best, the real success of the revolutionary movement rested upon the' shoulders of the people, who had given every possible ase sistance in connexion with the anti-northern campaign, "When we take Peking, we will have completed four revolutionary work," Mr, stated, "You have beautiful shield to the in-Chief for attaining fame, but' I really do not dare to accept it for him because the fame attained was won not by him but by the poo} who should share the honour at east, Mr, Chen Teh-ching, chi propaganda depart they celebrated the acci Gen, Chiang's assumption to the post of Commander-in-Chief but at the sume time they celebrated the victories in connexion with the northern campaign. These vie~ es had been won through the whole-hearted support. and operation of the people, not by Gen, Chiang alone, Mr. Yang Chien-ping, of the Central Political Council,' said that one year the anti-northern army under Gen, Chiang had crossed three great rivers, namely the Pear River, the Yangtze and the Yellow Kiver' and this was a fact which should be stressed. However, Gen. Chiang has passed through many frrdships so that they: should not forget him or the Bolsheviks who been the cause of s0 much feowern recently. They should ise and overthrow the Gen. Chiang and put into practice the Three People's Mr. Wang Shao-mei, of the 26th Army, who spoke at anoth said >-~To-day is a day of internation= portance. In congratulating Gen, jam, we must congratulate the fonalist Government upon their choice. They have appointed a good wan and an honest leader to command their armies, Mr. Wang then congratulated the late President Sun Yat-sen for choosing Gen. successor and for him s0 much confidence. the usual shouts after the speeches and these were followed by processions, the most interesting" perhaps. of which was the boat procession which began al the Arsenal, and ended at Woosung. Accompanied by @ Chinese gun-[boat and the naval band and amidst the flying of crackers, these boats, which were covered with bunting, sailed down river and. presented avery imposing According to a telegram from Nanking, Gen. Chiang was present at the celebrations. there and he Fmade A speech in the course of [which "he strongly denounced [Wuhan' Bolsheviks and demanded. the "verkoval."of Wang, Ching-wei
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