Extracted from Hong Kong Sunday Herald dated 20.9.36.
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GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO CANTON
"WONDERFULLY HAPPY”
TWO-DAYS' VISIT
SIGHT-SEEING, ENTERTAINMENT AND CONVERSATIONS
"Two of the most wonderfully happy days of our lives" was the description given by His Excellency the Governor to Press representatives at Kowloon Railway Station on his return from his visit to Canton with Lady Caldecott yesterday morning.
Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott had been in Canton since Thursday on an informal visit with the object of calling upon Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek and making the acquaintance of the local authorities.
The two days were spent in most interesting sight-seeing, entertainment and conversations, in the course of which the most friendly relationships were established and the foundations laid for many such pleasant interchanges in the future.
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What impressed not only the visitors but the whole city was' the wonderful organisation of all the arrangements, thing being done to make Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott feel that they were the very special guests of Canton.
Everywhere they went there were Guards of Honour and their cars were preceded by an escort of the motorised section of the City Police, which ensured them clear passage through the busy' thoroughfares. Extra police were on duty on all lines of the route.
ARRIVAL AT CANTON The train on Thursday morning ran into a specially decorated rail- way station, a band was discours- ing music at the point at which the Governor's coach drew up, and another band and Guard of Hon- our were outside the station.
The visitors were welcomed by H. M. Consul-General, Mr. Her- bert Phillips, and his staff, and General Chien Ta-chun represent- ed Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, Co- lonel Chiang represented the Chairman of the Provincial Gov-| ernment, Captain Leung represent- ed General Yu Han-mow, and Co-i lonel Li Fong represented the Mayor of Canton (Mr. Tseng Yang-fu). Other Chinese officials! present included Dr. Philip Tyau, Special Delegate for Foreign Af- fairs, and Mr. Li Luk-chai, man-. aging director of the Chinese Sec- tion of the Canton-Kowloon Rail-
way.
Outside the station national anthems were played and not until the distinguished visitors had left was the train cleared of its pas- sengers.
GREEN OASIS
Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott (who were accompanied by the A.D.C., Captain W. J. R. Cragg) were the guests of H. M. Consul- General at Shameen, where they then proceeded. They were much charmed by this pleasant green oasis in the busy city.
In the late afternoon of Thurs- day Sir Andrew and Lady Calde- cott motored to Whampoa to visit. the
Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and stayed to dinner. This was served on the lawn by the river in a most de- lightful setting, for there happen- ed to be a beautiful sunset against which junks and other river craft were silhouetted. As night fell,; Chinese lanterns in the trees illuminated the scene.
EXCHANGE OF VIEWS Conversation continued until late, made freely possible by Ma-! dame Chiang Kai-shek's fami liarity with the English language. Although indisposed and ordered to leave for Kuling immediately for the sake of cooler condi- tions, Madame Chiang Kai-shek kindly helped Sir Andrew and the Generalissimo to exchange views freely on a great number of topics.
The return journey to Sha- meen, which was made by launch,] afforded the visitors another and a different view of Canton.
During the morning of Friday a tour of interesting places in the city and suburbs was made. At Chungshan University the Acting. Dean and many professors extend- ed hospitality. The site and build- ings were greatly admired by the Governor.
A visit was also made to Yellow Flower Hill to view the Memorial in
"72 famous honour of the Heroes," and here Sir Andrew Caldecott laid a beautiful wreath to their memory.
Coming back to the city, an in-' spection was made in turn of the Museum at the Five-Storeyed Pagoda, and the stone Memorial to Dr. Sun Yat-sen on the hill over- looking Canton and of the beauti-
ful Memorial Hall, which was greatly admired. At 12.30 p.m. Sir Andrew, Mr. Herbert Phillips, H. M. Consul-General, Mr. W. F. S. Gibbs, H. M. Consul, Captain A. R. Halfhide, R.S., and Captain W. J.
. Cragg, A.D.C., proceeded to the Municipal Administration Build- ing to lunch with General Huang Mu-sung, Chairman of the Pro- vincial Government, General Yu Han-mow, Pacification Commis- sioner, and Mr. Tseng Yang-fu, the Mayor of Canton. The latter. being unfortunately ill, was presented by Colonel ïi Fong. Here a Guard of Honour and a band was also provided.
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INFORMAL DINNER At 8 p.m. on Friday an informal dinner was given by Mr. Herbert Phillips in honour of His Excel- lency the Generalissimo and Sir Andrew and Lady Caldecott. This was the first time that the Gen- eralissimo had visited Sha- meen. A party of 18 included the Chairman of the Provincial Gov-| ernment, General Huang Mu-sung, and General Yu Han-mow, Pacifi- cation Commissioner, Colonel Li Fong (deputising for the Mayor), Dr. Wang Chung-hui, General