The Archive · 1937

Warm. Send-Off

'Tokyo, Mar, 6 A big send-off was accorded Mr. Hsu Hiheying, the @5-year-old Chinese Ambassador to Japan, at the' Tokyo station when he lott for Yoko hama this afternoon en route homeward for China.

Over 400 people were at the stax tion, including representatives of Premier Hayashi, Foreign Minister Sato and Finance' Minister Yuk, and members of the Diplomatic Corps.

Mr. Arita, former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Arlyoshi and Mr. Yoshizawa, former Japanese Am bassador and Minister to China respectively, delegates of local Chinese organizations and the entire student body of the Chinese school were also fon hand to bid the Ambassador bon voyage.

Mr. Hsu arrived at Yokohama at 2.09 o'clock, where he inspected the Chinese Consulate-General and tended a farewell banquet given him by the local Chinese residents. Mr. Hsu sailed from Yokohama o'clock in the evening aboard the Empress of Canada, Alter arriving at Kobe to-morrow noon Mr. Hsu is to attend two farewell parties, to be given by Chinese residents "and Japanese "industrial leaders of Kobe and Osaka. He will sail from Kobe for Shanghai tomorrow evening.—Central News,

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