TSAOKUN TAKES OFFICE.
A PACIFIC SPEECH. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. (Received October 13, 2.40 p.m.) PEKIN. October 12. Tsaokun arrived and took the Presidential oath. In his inaugural address he remarked that previous Presidents had been nandicapped by the absence of a national constitution, but now* that Parliament had passed a constitution he was more fortunate in that respect than his predecessors. He declared that urgent attention would be paid to education, while military and other expenses would be reduced. He hoped to unify the country by bringing together men of various talents. The country must fulfil its Treaty obligations and readjust foreign debts, thereby promoting friendly relations with foreign Powers.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17170, 13 October 1923, Page 9
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