First Consignment Removed, from Local Godown Atter having been stored in_the Ben godown in Rue Montauban since: carly in 1933, boxes containing" the Peiping Palace Museum treasures are being conveyed to Nanking, where they will be given their proper place. Under heavy police guard the First consignment was carried from the godown to the Markham Road june-lon by motor lorries, on Dee. &, the proceedings attracting large groups of spectators both in. front of the godown and the railway station, Included in the consignment, which way loaded on a special freight train, were some treasures exhibited in London between November, 1995, ud March this year. A contingent of armed guards maintained a careful watch on the train, Contained in 20,000 eases, the treasures were brought from Peiping to the godown owing. to the serious situation then prevailing in the north, When moved Nanking, these will be stored tem= Dorarily ina vault in the Chao Tien Kung, building. Mr. Ma Hong, direc for of the Peiping Palace Muscumn, hag arrived in Nanking to supervise the. task.
The consignment will be followed by further batches until all the boxes have been removed from the godown Mr. Ouyang Pang-hwa. is. supervise Ing the removal in Shanghol.
Treasures Arrive in Nanking Nanking, Dec. 9. strong police escort, 24 carloads of art treasures from" the Peiping Palace Museum arrived here from Shanghai at 7 o'clock this mors ing. They were Immediately removed to the new storehouse of the palace museum, where they will be kept.
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The second shipment of art treasures of the Peiping Palace Museum, packed in 1817 cases, arrived here from Shanghai by a" special train carly this afternoon, Heavily guarded. by police and gendarmes, the relies were sent immediately "by motor trucks from the station to the new voulis. The next {wo consignments are expected from Shanghai December 18 and 20.—Central News.
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