The Archive · 1934

Fukien Chairman Departs

Sails on the Cruiser Ning Hai to Assume New Post Shanghai, Jan, 30.

With the "Government, troops} Jwinding up the affairs arising out jot the. recent. revolt. in Fukien, Gen, Chen Yi, until recently Viee-[Minister of War, left for. Foochow terday morning in the ermsec Hai to assume the new post Chairman of the Fukien Provinial Government. "He was, accom panied by Vice-Admiral Li Shu-chi newly appointed "member of th Provincial Government, and Chen "Tien-cheng, "acting, Constr tion Commissioner for Fukien, General Chiang Praised Nanking, Jan. 26.

'Thousands of Kuomintang" mem bers, students and. representatives of public bodies were present. ata meeting at the public veered: tion' grounds: this morning, in welcome to General Chiang Kai-shek, whom many tributes were paid for the success of the anti-eommun-{stand anticFukien rebels cam Owing te other urgent busin General Chiang did. not attend meeting, but. sas represented by General' Ho Yao-chu, chief of staff.

"The meeting presented General Chiang with a red silk flag on which iwas inscribed four Chinese charact-"To pacify the internal situation, and to resist for-ign aggression."

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