Headed by Dr. Zengoro Furumori, professor of the school, 15 students of ithe Kyushu Medical College arrived here on Friday afternoon aboard the s. Shanghai Maru from Nagasaki in order to give medical treatment to Japanese soldiers in action at the front, the "Mainichi" said yesterday.
Interviewed by a correspondent of the paper, Dr. Furumori said they would treat soldiers from Kyushu in a three weeks' tour.
Among the 451 passengers were Mr. Shinji Sago, president of the Hsing Chung Kungssu, Japanese holding company in North China, which is taking an important role in promoting enterprises in Central China also.
Attention of reporters was focussed on a group of seven officials of Fukushima, Miyagi and Niigata Prefectures.
They were led by Mr. Hirosuke Onodera, Chairman of the Miyagi Prefectural Assembly.
Mr. Onodera said they came here to visit soldiers from the three prefectures.
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