Building Simple but impressive was the wunching ceremony of the Kianning and Haining held at the Kiangnan Dock, Kaochangmiao, at mine am. yesterday. The new vessels, the latest additions to the fleob of Chinese Navy for coastal defence, are sister ships and it is Interesting to. note that they were Hunehid on "Oot. 10 by twin "ssterm, Int Tseng Po-serg. and Toong Po: daughters of Me. eeng Lolvti¢n, a attached fo the Shanghai Woosung "Gendarmerie Comat 'A large crowd of Chinese moval sih "gathered "to witness" the being Admiral' Wu Tseng-nan, the ceremony, prominent amongst. ther
Rewly-appointed director' of the Ministry of) Navy's dtydrographis Commander. 7. Wang, chief of the naval altairs ent "or. the National ailltary Goumneity presided over the The formal opening of the new headquarters of the National Com mittee of the "CA, Which. too place on Oct. marked an" al important step inthe history of the association, "The new head: quarters form a and impress building on the Yuen Ming Yuer Road, and the ceremony took place! in the spacious auditorium on the ground floor of the bull Tu-addition to the. members oft the National Committee, some. twe Inundved guests' attended the meet ing. There were a number of pro innment Chinese amongst the guest: or Wu Te-chen, Chairman also as Chairman st the meetin With her en' the platform were ed Mrs. Vu Yusjen, Mayor Wut chen, Miss Tsong Pao-sven, and is. C. In Ling, all of whom' con buted towards the progeamma: thet' had been arranged "for she Decorated flags and flowers 'The programme, which was carbro new els, which are Rinbouts, presented a fine spectacle with music and the Flag Salve to. vie out oticly th Chineas, pened they alld down the rent Dr. Sun' Yat Sen. After the their "places among' the fighting tomary reading of De- Sun's. will craft of other "nations in. the Whangpoo "River. snd' Yao singing' of a hymn "of Thanksgiving had taken place. the. by the crowd bade the vease Loud applause ood chairman rose to make a speech om; they gracefully took to by Chang the history of the building She. was followed by Mrs. C. Lo, Commander $, T. Wang deliver-
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