The Archive · 1936

IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL

OF MR. HU HAN-MIN

Leading Chinese and Foreign Officials Present Canton, Oct. 25, Simple but very impressive rites marked the State funeral of Mr, Hu Hon-min, the veteran Kuomintang leader, "which took place to-day at the mausoleum on the outskirts of Canton, Thousands of persons representing the Kuomintang Party, the Government, and people's organizations gathered to pay tribute to the date leader, Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Ligislative Yuan, representing the Central Government, presided at the cere many, which was attended by eight other' official envoys from Nanking and all high local officials, as well as the Consular Body. The British, American, Japanese, French, and German Ambassadors were represent-their ive consuls, Wreaths were sent by President Lin Sen, Gen, Chiang Kal-shek, Int, Arita, the' Japanese Foreiga Minister, and. all the foreign Ambassadors.

The last chapter in the life of a great Chinese scholar and statesman was written as, accompanied by a Joud salute of guns from the Tigris forts, the remains of Mr, Hu Hannin were Inid to rest—Reuter, Shanghai Services Shanghai, Oct, 26, While the funeral of the late Bir, Hu Han-min was taking place in Canton, two memorial services for him were held in Shanghai, "The principal coe was in the City Chamber of Com= merce, North Soochow Road, at 9 am, and was attended by nearly 1,000 Chinese, headed by representatives of Gen, Wu Te-chen, Gen, Yan Hu, the Commissioners of the City Govern-

Mr. Hu were read, 'The other memorial service was held in the Kuo An Buddhist Temple, In the French Concession, by the late Party leader's friends' now assembled in Shanghai, including Mr, Yeh Kung-chu, Dr. Ho Shih-mow Gen, Yang Fu, Gen, Hsu Toung-chi, and' Dr. Wel Tao-ming. The brass bund from the Shanghai snd Woosung Garrison Commander's office play uring the service, More than 700 Party and Govern ment leaders attended a" memorial service held in Nanking at the Central Kuomintang Headquarters, Omlating the ceremony, Mr. Lin Sen, Chateman of the National Government, prevented a wreath and read moral essay on behalf of the Contr Executive Committee. Those present at the service included Mr, Yeh Chu-tsang, Secretary-General, of the Central Party Headquarters; Mr, Tal Chi-tao, President of the Zxamination Yuan; Gen. Feng Vu-hsiang, Vice-Chairman of the Military Afalrg Commission; Mr. Cheo Kuo-fu, Governor of Kinngsu;-Gen, Ho Ying-chin; Minister for War; Gen, Chiang Tso-pin, Minister of Interior, Mr, Ma

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