CHINA’S PRESIDENT
HOPES TO UNIFY COUNTRY. INAUGURAL SPEECH. Reuter's Telegram. (Received October 14, 5.5 p.m.) PEKIN, October 13. Tsao-kun arrived and took the Presidential oath. In his inaugural address he remarked that previous Presidents had been handicapped by the absence of a national constitution, but now that Parliament had passed a constitution he was more fortunate in that respect that his predecessors. He declared that urgent attention should be paid to education, and that military and other expenses should be reduced. He hoped to unify the country by bringing together men of various talents. The country must fulfil its treaty obligations and readjust its oreign debts, therobv promoting friendly relations with foreign Powers.
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New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11650, 15 October 1923, Page 7
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113CHINA’S PRESIDENT New Zealand Times, Volume L, Issue 11650, 15 October 1923, Page 7
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