Memorial Service Held For The Late Col. An 'The heroic stund of Chinese troops in the recent fighting at Shanhai-Kkuan was' depicted ina" number of speeches delivered on "February 12 during the memorial service held by local Chinese, Mohammedans for he late Col. An Teh-hsing, who country in the Shanhaikuan clashes, Bald the suprenie sacrifice for his med jo) 222" Chi The service, held at the Moham-
Street, Nantao, was attended by several hundred Chinese, including dogates of various government institutions. On" the walls. inside the Mosque. were hung numerous scrolls" bearing Chinese characters es of the Shanbale Gen. Tai' Chi, on ' Commissioner, Koo, Meng-yn. speakers that the late Col. An, prior to. the outbreak of Shanhaikuan hostilities, vowed to defend—his Second Branch of the territory.' from. invasion th. "The speaker, continued that J Tate Gol. An ad kept promise and. set good for the country's inifitary who, instend of engaging in civil Renting, should immediately" move their troops to defend their country against foreign aggression.
Born in Paotingfu, Chibli, the lute "Col, An came from a Mohammedan family. After gradow tion from," the Mukden milita academy, he joined the army 1927, He was stationed at St hhaikian'" on gamiary 2 when he was fatally wounded in the Sino-Tapanese fighting.
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