The Archive · 1938

General Calls on Peiping Govt

Count terauchi Makes An Official Visit Peiping, Jan. 28.

General Count Terauchi, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese forces in North China, who transferred his headquarters from Tientsin Peiping about a week ago, pald his first official call on the members of the "Provisional Government" this morning.

We arrived at the former Waichiaopu building at 11 o'clock and was met at the entrance by General Kiang Chao-tsung, a member of the "Provi slovak Government," and Major-General Kita, Chief of the Special Japanese Military Mission in North General Kiang and Major-General Kita then escorted General Count Terauchi to the spacious reception room upstairs, where he was greeted by other members of the Government. Mr. Wang Keh-min, Chairman of the Administrative Commission, made a speech on behalf of his colleagues in the Government, thanking him for the call and extolling his services in the restoration of peace and order North China General Count Teraue! responded in_sultable terms.

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