avy, the $90 had seen no further possibility of. partaking in maritime Warfare. And it must have been with A heavy heart that the decision was reached to give up the ship and to have the crew interned. The tact and the spirit of {rue military comradeship shown by General Wang had been 0 seat help to the crew of $00 in their predicament, and they remembered him to this day with the greatest General Wang, the ambassador continued, and his collaborators could fulnll their task so. successfully. because they were bearing in their hearts and tu their minds the old Uraditions and customs of China, a expressed in sayings of Confucius, Which the ambassador quoted, In bunding over the decorations, the German ambassador expressed" his congratulations 0 the three Chinese fofficin}s thus honoured.
General Wang Ku-pan replied tu Quent German: "On bebait of my {frlends and mysoit T thanks you for the high distinctions. bestowed upon us and for the hearty words with which you, Mr. Ambassador, addressed us. You may be assured that we are always ready. t0 moting friendly and Chinese relations. "I took the opport unity on the occasion of the visit of the German cruiser Emden to Nanking assure you that we keep in good memory the exemplary conduct of comradeship of the crew of $90. box you. Mr, Ambassador, to convey our thanks to the German Govern-
Later Gonoral Wang Kuspan pro posed. toast to the German people their leader,
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