Hongkong, May 17.
Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, new United States Ambassador {o China, arrived here today from Shanghai in the s, President Garfield and was, welcomed by Mr. Nelson T. Johnson, retiring Ambassador who is here awalting trans-Pacific Clipper.
Mr. Gauss was also'met by repre sentatives of Sir Geottrey Northcote, Governor of Hongkong: Mr.
Bruins, United States Consul; Mr.
K. Yui, representing Generalissimo Chiang Kashek and Mr. PU, Chung, representing Dr. H. H, Kung, Chinese Minister of Finance.
'Simultaneously, Brigadier-Genero} Henry Clagett, new commander of the US. "Air Corps, Philippine Depart ment, left for Chungking by' plane. His departure was taken as an me dfeation that the conversations of high US, officials here would be confined to Mr. Gauss and Mr, Johnion. United Press,
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