Simple Ceremony at Bureau of Public Safety Amidst the strains of music provided by the brass. band of, the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Public Safety, General Wen Hung-en, com-run det of the 17th Army Division, Formally took over the duties Comm of, Public. Safety September 8 from" the "Tetitfag Commissioner, General "Wen Who-shing, who is "returning to Nanking © resume his army post.
'The new Commissioner was a companied" to. the Bureau by" Mr. Gries Vul, secretary-general to the City Government, who represented the Mayor. The' new commander Was received bya guard of honour and the members of the staff.
The ceremony of taking over ite a simple one, General Wen Hung-en receiving the seat of bice andthe books and. archives from his predecessor, after which the delivered a short" address. Te ornised to "perform his. uti faithfully and to the best of ability and. said that everything Would be done to select the best an available so. that peace and order could be preserved efictently
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