The Archive · 1937

Mayor Wu Leaving for Canton

Accepts Chairmanship of Kwangtung Government Mr:. K. Yui in Charge Loeally Gen, Wu Te-chen, the newly-nppointed Chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government, Winding up his office of Mayor of Shanghat in preparation to leave for Canton to assume his now post. No date for his departure has yet been xed, Before the appointment of a new Mayor for Shanghol, Mr. O. K. Yul, Secretary-General of the City" Gov: ernment, has been Instructed by the Executive Yuan to take charge of the Mayor's office, Gen, Wu returned here late March 22 from Nanking after a lengthy. Interview with Gen, Chiang Kolshok, He at first declined, the appointment, but was persuaded to take up the new post.

The official appointment of Gen. wu to the Kwangtung post was announced on March 23 by the Executive Yuan following the regular session. Dr. H, H. Kung, Minister of Finance, was among the first high Government officials who wired his congratulations to the new Kwang tung Chairman,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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