Gen, Hu Ya-yn, who formerly acted as Marshal Chang Hsueh-personal agent in Nanki pected to take up his new appointment as Mayor of Tsingtao oni September 5.
In an interview granted to mom-bers of Chinese press on Monda} Gen, Hu said that his administrative} policies in Tsingtao would be decided upon after he had made an investigation of local conditions. opinion, however, efforts' should devoted to the development of industry and commerce in Tsingtao] rather than political affairs because Tsingtao was now one of the most important commercial ports in North China.
Continuing, Gen. Hu said he would do his utmost to maintain peace and order in Tsingtao so that the merchants could invest their money in the industrial and commercial enterprises and so that industry} and commerce would be developed peacefully.
conclusion, he said that he would also try his best to improve education of Tsingtzo so as to make the port one of China's cultural} centres.
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