Authorities' Double Task in Shanghai A farewell dinner was given on Sept, 14 at the Chinese Chamber of Gommerge to General Chien Ta-chun on th occasion of his leaving his post ax Garrison Commander o£ the Shanghai-Woosung district to take up the supervision of training at Soochow.
General Chien. in his speech of appreciation to those present spoke feelingly of of the political si tune tion in Shanghai. when he came here first with his troops, in Apeit last and. of the ating. "events, following the capture of Tainan.
suid in party suse ater came here the: Northern expedition vas started and in lets thin (we weeks Tainan fell. This Drought About an international tragedy: o£ Unprecedented magnitude. Tha people of the country were inflamed With vage. The" national fecting wa worked up to boiling. point.
"shanghai, on account of its international position was going through avery tense period. Wa who were responsible for the ma Renance of pence and order In this district had'the twofold task of guarding on one hand against the Feactionaries, who were orly toa ready to take advantage of the situation, and "in guiding thd people in their political manifesto tions.
"There were many difficult periods but by our vigilance and with thd rendered by the managed to emerge unscathed.
Later in a diplomatic way managed to settle a long outstanding sue, the removal of the barbed wire fences in the Settlement; wa got the authorities concerned des: finitely to consent to their removal by, instalments, 1 "In my new position T propose to carry out the soldier-worked, Policy by turning the troops into' workers on roads, reclaiming river in the building of houses, 1 also hope to give adequalg ig to my troops who since Inst year when they fought against the Communists on the Kiangsi-Kuong=, tung border, have never had am opportunity to get together to ray" nothing of assembling for training," tha Cure remedy of 50} year standing.
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