LAGS are being flown at half-mast and all amusements in Chinese territory are being suspended as the whole nation mourns the death of Mr, Hu Han-min, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the C.E.C., which occurred in Canton on May 12. Memor services in various important cities began on Monday for a period of three days, when all Kuomintang members, Government officials and civilians will join in paying a tribute of respect to the veteran Party and Government leader.
With solemnity and pomp the service in Shanghai began at 10 an, in platform in the memorial holt the building of the Chinese Chamber Which a portrait of the late Kuomi of Commerce, North Soochow Road. tang leader was placed was one mass Not only, City Government officials, of ribboned floral tributes. 'The hall Shanghai Tangpu members and those was decorated with festoons of while in the Government service, including cloth and the walls were covered Sir Frederick Maze and Dr, with white scrolls sent by Mr. Hu's Lockhart, bul also members' of the humorous friends in Shanghai to Diplomatic Corps, Consular Body mourn his passing. At the entrance: and Councils paid their respects at was erected a hugo memorial arch the service, Accorated with festoons.
Throughout the morning, scores of The presidium consisted of Gen. veauitiful wreaths continued to arrive Wu Te-chen, the Mayor, Mr. Tung at the building, until by noon the Ying-pel, execullve member of the pedi Recs cries ie ace Shanghai Tangpy, Gen. Yang Hu, Garrison Commander of Shanghai
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