Among the throngs that esme to honour the officer were Lieut.-Gen.
Kiyoshi Katsuki, his successor, and Mr. Shigeru Kawagoe, Japanese Ambassador. Chinese mourners included Gen. Sung, Gen. Chi Hsieh-yuan. former northern military leader and now a member of the standing committee of the Hopei-Charhar Council. ünd Mr. Chen Chueh-sheng, director of the Peiping-Mukden Railway Administration. A pathetic sight was presented by Lieut-Gen. Tashiro's family—his wife, son and two daughters, Major-Gen. Gun Hashimoto, chief of staff of the Garrison, was the chief mourner, with the Revi Kyugaku Sato, Chief Abbot of the Kannonji Temple, officiating. A steady stream of callers visited Lieut.-Gen. Tashiro's former residence since last night to ay respects to his body e body was cremated here this evening. The ashes will be sent back to Japan leaving Mere on July 21.—Domei
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