CONVENTION IN NANKING.
A NATIONAL ASSEMBLY. PROGRESS OF SOVIET. EMPHASIS BY PRESIDENT. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SHANGHAI, May 5. In spite of the threatened cleavage in the Nationalist ranks, owing to the sudden disaffection at Canton, the first National People's Convention was opened at Nanking with the greatest enthusiasm. The President, Marshal Chiang Kaishek, received a tremendous ovation. Among those present were the British, French, and Japanese Ministers, and the Living Buddha, resplendent in bright yellow robes. An unexpected feature of the_ President's opening address was the extraordinary emphasis he laid on, tho progress of the Soviet Government in recent years. Speaking with regard to what he described as the remarkable success of the Soviet's five years' plan, he urged the delegates to pay special attention to the achievements of the Soviet in developing communications and industries ,in the vicinity of Chinese Turkestan and Mongolia. The President also exhorted the delegates to work for the complete abrogation of the foreign treaties.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20866, 7 May 1931, Page 9
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CONVENTION IN NANKING.
New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20866, 7 May 1931, Page 9
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