Nanking's Special ommisioner, t0 arrived in Tachienlu. For weeks very elaborate prepara had been made to welcome this special representative of the Chines government to Tibet and when arrived many gave a sigh of relict. Gen, Huang is gifted with a genial personality and he was not long on the border before it was realized that} Nanking had sent a very gracious representative to the Land of the Lamas. The Tibetans were called in from the Immediate neighbourhood, Tamas and nomads, and these with the local headmen went five miles down the Yachow Road to welcome Gen. Huang.
On seeing the Tibetans come to meet him the special commissioner sume down from his chair and very courteously acknowledged their warm reception. This pleased the nomads immensely. The Chinese representa tives to the frontier have not always beers careful to show this courtesy and so Gen. Huang is showing the present administration a very good example. The Tibetans appreciate and" reciprocate common courtesy, even the wild, woolly nomad, and everything should be done to see that it is extended to them. The special commissioner was very care ful to leave his chair and receive the welcome proffered by those who went to meet him. A few miles from the town, hundreds of school children, carefully dressed in their school uniforms, were lined up to welcome the big man and the general was as careful to see that their welcome was not neglected. At the Vegetable Garden he spoke a few words to the children and teachers emphasizing the importance of education, declaring that China's future fireatness lay not with her military leaders, but with her men of science and culture, The fact thit the Nanking representative descended from his chair and spoke a few words pleased the children immensely. It gave them the opportunity of seeing what a big mn looks like and that big men can. sometimes -be great men and good men. However, these different Feeeptions kept the two Shanghat cinema men very busy, and hundreds fof feet of film were used in getting fall the details, The boys and girlt were delighted when the camera was focused on them and they were me cluded in. the procession with Gen. Huang. One picture shows the eommissioner moving along slowly and bowing as he moves. At different points along the road different public bodies were lined up to meet the general and to all he extended the Same consideration. The main reception took place just outside the China Gate. Here a large marquee had been erected and in it sat the Teading military and civil officials in the border administration. When Gen. Huang arrived at this point he was given a public and official welcome.
From the China Gate to the Jala Palace the city was a mass of bunt ing, streamers and flags being very much in evidence, and the populace turned out to welcome the big man. Every precaution was taken to avoid and avert any untoward incident and /S0. the main thoroughfares were lined by the police and military. Fortunately the border weather behaved its very best and a. glorious sun shame from a clear, blue sky. Streets were swept and everything looked so neat and clean, and spick and span, and everyone seemed to join heartily In the warm welcome extended to the great man from Nanking.
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