The Archive · 1941

Kobe Gaily Prepared Kobe. June 16

Kobe completed elaborate preparations for the arrival of Mr. Wang Ching-wel this morning. No. 4 pier where the N.Y.K. Yawala Maru docked with its distinguished guests Wag transformed into a colourful ex-Parse of red and white bunting. Graping. the ordinarily. drab wharf. while flags of Japan and the Nanking Government were fluttering in the bree:

Foreign Ministry officials were re~ gistered of the Koshien Hotel since Saturday. while personal representa. tives of Prince Konoye and Mr. Yosuke Matsuoka arrived yesterday The announcement of Mr. Wang's arrival was broken suddenly upon a meeting of 6.000 Chinese on Saturday noon in the Nakanoshima Public Hall In Osaka and was greeted with de-Highted cheers. The entire group voted immediately to be present at the pier personally to greet Mr. Wang.

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

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