The Archive · 1941

"Private Business"

Meanwhile, Mr, Wei Tao-ming, new: ly-appointed Chinese Ambassador to Vichy, arrived in Hongkong yesterday on "private business" before proceeding to his post via Moscow.

It was further revealed that an informal publicity conference will take place in Hongkong shortly with British Press Attaches gathering from Chungking, Shanghai and Tokyo. Almost simultaneously, Mr. Leslie Smith, stant Press Attache in Hongkong; Mr. John Alexander, Press Attache in Shanghai, and Mr. Vere Rodman, British Press Attache in Tokyo, arr ved here on Monday.

The British officials were expected to remain for some days. The name of the British press official who came from, or who is coming from Chungking was not revealed.

Another interesting personage who arrived in Hongkong yesterday was Dr. C. T. Wang, former Chinese Ambassador to the United States. He ved here by plane from Kweilin.—Domei.

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