Japan, called at the Chinese Embassy before noon and had a 30-minute interview with the Ambassador, At 140 pin. Mr. Arita, former Foreign Minister, arrived to bid Mr. Hsu farewell.
The Ambassador, accompanied by nine members of the Embassy staff, left at 230 p.m. by motor-car for Yokohama, where the party boarded the Empress of Asia at 3.40. Mr. Hsu had a police escort when he embarked, Sailing with the Ambassador were Mr. Shao Vu-lin, Chinese Consul-General at Yokohama. and hundreds Of Chinese residents of Tokyo and Yokohama who are unwilling to change their allegiance. Among the steerage passengers were 64 Chinese cooks, whose departure from Japan will prove a discomfort to the foreign community.
The Chinese Vice-Consul at Kobe, Mr. C. Y, Pan. and his family will join the ship at Kobe.
Among those who saw the Ambassador off were four directors of the Yokohama China Association—
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