Ministers to be Creates Ambassadors king Government and of the family the late oficial led. the funeral procession, which. was three miles eng. General Chiang Kai-shek, the [Chairman of the National Govern mont, joined the mourners immedi ely" upon his arrival from Hankow board the gunboat Yungeut, The coffin vas carried by 180 coolies from Hunan, the late Gon. [Tan's native provines. "At the tomb runs' were fired in funeral salute solemn music was played by military bands. The funeral address iwas "delvered by "General Chiang ite funeral, in which, it 100,000 persons partici. was concluded at eleven"
the tomb outside the istorie city walls.—United Press, Sept, 4.
The procession was a long and impressive one and there were rear number of "beautiful fora butes from officials in all parts Jot the country. Government offices fand all places of amusement: were closed to-day out of respect for the late Party leader.—Reuter, Soniething about a soldier's duties. The southern army is much more ffient than it was a shoot while Summing up the situation, the numbers of troops at the front are being increased." "But "the Lines are not beng advanced. There are no indications that there will by change in the near future.
The @ o'clock ferry launch had ust put out from. Wongiha for Patel on Sunday night when severa! Bandits who. had. gone. aboard pauengers drew revolvers, covered these on board, obliging the man at the wheel to take the beat "up tthe Little North River. Indlading had bought returned to Canton to tell the tal She, a seamstress of advanced age, could not give a very lucid account Of the incident. Knowing that she was $0 poor that they could not get any money for her, her cantors Tet her go this morning, but carried the rest of their prisoners to place not far from Canton, clare to! the water.works, Sept.
Signs of an early straggle tween Canton troops and the Naning forces are soon here. are being busily entrained at Shit Kwan for the north while coolie and Jabourers are being recruited by the military to carry provisions, baggage, ele, for the troops, New soldiers "are" undergoing intensive training and will be incorporated into the regular army after they have been probely drill, Al the ranking commanders have oft here for the front to join their respective armies, According Oficial reports, the first ani. the fourth group armies are moving up {nig southern Slunan and cape to capture Hengyang before long Chie town ie staled to be. defend bby only a small garrison. Canton aeroplanes which have made flights over southern Hunan report that very few Hunanese troops are to ween there The fourth group (Kuangsi) army. under General, Li Chung-jen: will, according to military reports, advance from northern Kuangsi on Hengchow, in southern Hunan, which is the first line of defence of the Nanking from, The, Eaton ese will advance from Shiokwan northward, #0 that in the event of Victory the two group armies will The Shitcheng Arsenal is working at full speed three shifts a day to turn out arms and ammunition for the expeditionary forces. I: can manufacture machine-guns, Thomp-'Son guns and hand grenades in ad-ition to prdiniry ries. Other arms have fo be ordered from abroad.
General Chen Chiang, com-manlet of the first group army,
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