Mayor of Hankow Appointed to Berlin Post Berlin, Aug. 21.
According to press reports, the JGerman Government has given its Jassent to the appointment of the Mayor of Hankow, Mr. Liu Wen-tao, new Chinese Minister in Berlin, succession to General Tsiang Tso-ping. It is understood that the agreement has already been cabled Nanking and that the new Minister will, assume his duties before the end of the yea The appointment is hailed with great satisfaction by the "Deutsche JAllgemeine Zeitung" which points four that although, like his pre-Jdecessor, the new Minister is new to the diplomatic service, he holds distinguished and even brilliant record as civil administrator, as jurist and as a military man, and is. regarded a: capable men in the Nanking a ministration, "Germany," the paper jeoncludes, "has every' reason to second the choice of the Chinese Government and there is no doubt [that the new minister will become there as quickly popular General Tsiang Tso-ping whose departure still is a matter for regret." -—Trans-Ocean Kuo Min.
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