The reception accorded to the members of the Commission aboard he" Puckwo was quite informal. After the first greetings had been exchanged and a cordial welcome to Nanking. had been extended to the Commissioners, there was a general move for the shore.
Br. Yoshida, the Japanese asses. sor, and the members: of his sta were the first to walk down' the Bangwas'to the ferry-boat. "A. few minutes. later Lord. Lstton, Count Aldrorandi Marescotti, Dr. Lo Wen-Kan, Dr. V. K. Wellington Koo, the! Ghinese assessor on the Commission, and Madame' Wellington Koo. apeared on the deck of the 'Tuckiv At the gangway, Dr. Lo Wen-kao insisted that Lord Lytion should take precedence. 'Lord. Lytton modestly declined the honour' and
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