OMeials Decorated for Care Given War Prisoners Decorations have been conferred by the German government upon several Chinese officials in recognition of their services to German prisoners interned during the Great Wat, while they were in China At a din party given by the German. ambas-Sedor, Dr. 0. Trautman, in Nanking on March 11, the first' class order of the German Red Cross was bestowed upon General Wang Ku-pan, and the Cross of Merit upon Gen feral Kuo Kung-shih, Mr. Wong Kurllin, the former mayor' of Nanking, now living in Tinghai, Colonel Chang Chuan, and Colonel' Liu. Wel-kuei, Those awards wore made as a result of the good offices of the official concerned on" behalf of Ger prisoners of war' in China, especially the men of the German [destroyer $00, who were interned Nanking.
Other guests at the party were Dr. Lautenschlager, General Li Nal, General Wang Yue-kuang, Dr. Hsu Dane fin, Baron von Lamezom, and others.
Ina speech the German ambassador said that In bestowing these decor tions upon General Wang Ku-pan and his war-time collaborators, he wished to voice his Government's since desire to commemorate the work done by them during the world war service of (rue humanity. General Wang, ho said, had been entrusted with the care for the welfare of the valiant crew of the torpedo boat $90, which had in October 1914, under the command of Lieutenant Commander Brunner, successfully broken through the enemy blockade at Tsingtao and hod sunk an enemy cruiser by torpedo fre.
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