Kweiyang, Apr, 24.
A record crowd of 69,000 people welcomed the members of the Nanking-Yunnan motor-bus ex-edition when they arrived at Kweiyang, the provincial capital of Kweichow, yesterday afternoon from Kweiting.
The visitors were entertained at a reception by various civic organizations, In the course of fan address, Dr. Chu Mini, head of the expedition, after thanking the people of Kweichow for their hospitality, expressed gratification over the municipal progress of Kweiyang.
'The long journey has fully justified the reliability and en-Gurance of two special motorbuses, one using charcoal and the other' using vegetable all, which form part of the fleet of the expedition.—Kuo Min, Party Cultural Affairs Planning Committee, and Dr. Wu. Lien-ich, Director of the National Quarantine Service, succeeded in crossing the river yesterday. The rest of the arty spent the night at Chungan-Kiang and crossed the river to-day.
Upon their arrival at Chenyuan from Hunan, many aborigines of the Miao tribe entertained the visitors with their picturesque dancing. and In the course of an address, Dr. Chu Min-I urged the local authorities fo pay particular attention to the welfare of the Mise population in Kweichow. In the past, friction often arose between the Hans and the Miaos owing to the oppression of the latter by the local officials. Dr. Chu expressed the hope that the Minos being part of the nation, will 180 ce-operate in bringing about happier relations—Kuo Min.
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