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Chien Ta-chun, Mr. T. L. Sung, members of the Consulate staff and other officials. Madame Chiang was unable to attend as she had left by air for Kuling that morn- ing.
A Guard of Honour of Indian police was drawn up at the Pier on the arrival of the Generalissimo.| At the Consulate-General a naval Guard from H.M.S. Tarantula was! mounted.
After a most successful informal visit Sir Andrew and Lady Calde- cott returned to Hong Kong by the 8.15 a.m. train yesterday.
On arriving in Hong Kong yes- terday morning H.E. the Governor and Lady Caldecott were met by Press representatives and stayed for a few moments to inspect a rail- way coach which has, been convert- ed into an observation car, charm- ingly furnished. Mr. R. D. Walker, manager of the Kowloon
Section, and Mr. J. Smith, mechanical engineer, showed the visitors the details of the coach.
HIS EXCELLENCY'S MESSAGE
To the Press representatives Sir Andrew Caldecott gave the follow- ing message in response to their enquiries as to his impressions of his visit to Canton.
"My wife and I have returned from Canton with the memories of two of the most wonderfully happy days in our lives. It was our ex- treme good fortune that on our first introduction to China we were able to pay our respects personally to the Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek, and our only re- gret was that the latter's indis- position necessitated her leaving:
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for Kuling yesterday. looking forward to hearing the change of climate has resulted in her complete recuperation.
"Words fail me to describe the warmth and friendliness with
which we were received and the excellence of the arrangements made for us. I was particularly struck by the smartness of the Guards of Honour and the efficiency of the police arrangements. We were very sad that owing to the Mayor's indisposition with an attack of fever we were unable to make the same personal contact with him as we so much enjoyed making with Their Excellencies the Chairman of the Provincial Gov- ernment and the Pacification Com- missioner. The Mayor's Secretary was indefatigable in his kind ser- vices to us and in showing us! round. We have come away deep- ly impressed by the progress of urban development and by those marvels of modern Chinese archi- tecture, the Sun Yat-sen Univer- Įsity and the Memorial Hall.
"We had a wonderful send-off at the station and I was happy to think that it was a case of 'au revoir and not adieu,' for we both look forward to visiting Canton another day and to meeting Our kind hosts again, not only there but, we very much hope, as our guests in Hong Kong."
A great crowd at the Station gave the Governor and Lady Calde- cott an enthusiastic "welcome back" as they left by launch for Hong Kong.
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