The Archive · 1938

For Hongkong

German Advisers Leave — Seen Off by Party of Chinese Officials

Hankow, July 5.

Twenty-six German military advisers to the National Government, headed by General von Falkenhausen, left Hankow at 9 this morning on a special train en route to Hongkong.

Many distinguished Chinese military and Government leaders were present at the station to bid the Germans farewell.

They included General Ho Ying-ching, Minister of War; General Yo Yao-chu, General Chiang Kai-shek's representative; General Chien Ta-chun, head ofthe Chinese Air Force; General Vu Fei-peng, Chief of the transportation department of the Generalissimo's headquarters, and Mr. Tuan Mou-lan, representing the Foreign Minister, Dr. Wang Chung-hui The advisers were originally to have left by the International train last Tuesday, but for some reason postponed their departure at the last minute.—Reufer.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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