On Way to Tokyo Dairen, Oct. 18, Sixteen officials of the three auio-
Romous regimes of South Chahar, [Northern Shansi and Inner Mongolia, leaded by Prince Teh, chairman of the Federated Mongolian Autonomous Government, left Dairen today Jen route of Tokyo. The party will arrive in the Japanese capital on Thursday.
Before arriving in Dairen, the party made a short stop at Peiping where the members were received by General Count Hisaicht Terauchi, Commander of the Japanese Expec tionary Forces in North China. An-Jother "stop was made at Hsinking where the party was received by General Kenkichi Uyeda, Commander-jin-Chief of the Kwantung Army, and [Premier General Chang Ching-hui, of Immediately on arrival in Tokyo the party will proceed to the Imperi Palace where they will pay their re-aspects to His Majesty. Later, they. will make brief calls on all Princes Jot the Blood. On November 1, the party will go to the Ise Grand Shrine, land later visit Kyoto, Osaka and Nara, JOn November 8, the party will lea [Osaka for Beppu, Northern Kyushu Po ing-Tangku Highway Peiping. Oct. 10 fuctitate the Wansonstion of cots between Peiping end Tank, fork on 6 hlahrdy Sonnectiog tot two elles will begin on November' Under the "Recenstruction° Adminis {tation of the Provisional Goverg: ment. The highway, when complet-wil be 100 ken lens in order to prevent possible diture hansen to construction work tse Ad. Tuinitration has edded to organise Sipolice corps: tobe, headed "by Sopancee trid to We ered with Wont sponte eqomiet 'Thorn peh Sure wil be Ratloned at aidorent palais Where work tr in' progress, I iscalimated What the highway will take four years to complete and Will cost about sis t00 00." enter, Briton Appointed To Hankow Post Hankow; Oct. 23, Mr, W. 8, Dupree, Manager of Jardine, Matheson & Company, Ltd, hasbeen appointed Director Special Administrative District No. 3, in succession to Mr, T. 'T. Kuo, brother of Mr. Quo Tai-chi, Chinese Ambassador in London.
Since the British Concession was handed over to China in 1027, this Special District had been administer. ed by a Council composed of three Britons and three Chinese with a Chinese Director.
Mr, Dupree's appointment is very significant, as he is the first Briton to hold a position which gives British representation a dominating vote during the critical days ahead.
The British Naval authorities, after consideration, have decided to refuse the request of the Japanese to move British. shipping upriver from Hankow.
British shipping will remain off the former British "Concession, where there is less danger from' Chinese mines, and also adjacent to forelgnowned properly. The Japanese have Been notified of this decision.
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