CHINA: An Inauguration

The sun was shining brightly in Peking when, at 7:45 a. m. on Oct. 10. the twelfth anniversary (according to the Chinese calendar) of the birth of the Chinese Republic, *Presdent-Elect Marshal Tsao-Kun stepped from the train which had brought him to Peking.

He drove through the gayly decorated streets in an open car. Triumphal arches were in evidence and picked troops lined the route from the depot to the Presidential Palace. Reports varied as to the degree of enthusiam displayed by the populace. One said that they cheered; another that not...

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