Nanking, Apr. 5.
A-group of Japanese naval offi Jeers of the Japenese destroyer flotilla paid a to Admiral' Chen Shao-kuan at the Ministry of, the Navy yesterday and also _proceeded later to the Special Municipal Government to call on Mayor, Liu Chi-wen, A number of the officers also visited Dr. Sun's Mausoleum in the afternoon, A reception to the ranking off Jcers of the flotilla will be given to-night at the Ministry of the Navy.—Kuo Min, Nanking, Apr. 5.
The arrival here yesterday morning at 10.30 of the First Flotilla of the Japanese Imperial Navy, headed by the light cruiser Naka, has brought forth a storm of protest from the Chinese press.
prominently displayed cartoon on the front page of to-day' of the "Central Daily Ne official organ of the Nat Government, calls the public's attention to the cruising on the Yangtze river by complete Japanese destroyer flotilla "without due authorization from the National Government." "Another May 30th is used as the caption of toon.
The paper further. states that no official welcome will be extended to the men on board the sixteen vessels by the National Government.
Yesterday and to-day the Japan-exe naval men were taken in two groups on sight-seeing trips through the Chinese capital, visiting such places as Dr, Sun Yat-sen''s Teum, the Ming tombs, ete, The flotilla under the command Hear-Admiral Goto will proceed from here to-morrow morning for Hankow before turning to the Sasebo naval base,—Reuter
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