The Archive · 1929

Goa. Chiang Arrives in Hankow

Hankow, Oct, 30.

The streets through which Gon-eral Chiang fs due to pass up to the Yanglin Garden, his provisional headquarters during his stay here, fare being strictly guaned by stu. dents of the Military Cadet Schoo!, Throughout the city, posters and strips of white cloth with inserip tions, "Welsome to Commander-in-Chief Chiang," ave conspicuously ut up.—Renge.

Hankow, Oct. 80, General Chiang Kai-shek arrived here at 4 o'clock this afternoon.

While the" Chinese gunboats in port boomed a solate, the General. issimo was greeted by delegates from various civie and military bodies.

The reception, however, was somewhat marred by a steady downpour Jof rain, which considerably lessened the numbers and damped the ardour of the crowds who had been awaiting the arrival since the early hours of the morsing.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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