Chungking Trip; Train Flies Two Flags Canton, Apr. 2.
Installed in three special coaches prominently displaying British and French flags, Sir Archibald Kerr, the British Ambassador, and his wife left here at 6.15 this evening for Hank: on the penultimate stage of their journey to Chungking, where the Ambassador will present his credentials to Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government.
Accompanying the couple are the British Military and Air Attaches, ihe Ambassador's secretary, and also ihe American Naval Attache and the French Military Attache.
As the train pulled out of Wongsha station, Sir Archibald and Lady Kerr flashed happy smiles to the Chinece and foreign officials assembled on the platform.
In recent months the Canton-
Hankow Railway has been subjected to frequent bombardments by Japanese "planes, but to obviate the possibility of incidents in connection with the Ambassador's trip the Japanese authorities have been furnished with full details of the journey.
Consequently, the trip is expected to be uneventful, and the Ambassador and his party will probably arrive at their destination on Tuesday.
During his brief visit here, the Ambassador witnessed an air taid by Japanese planes. Chinese antiireraft batteries kept up a thundering fire against the visitors, who left after dropping several bombs to the north of the city.—Reuter.
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