The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
ROYAL WELCOME TO
Be GIVEN CHINESE
Government Officials and Prom
inent Citizens Will Receive
Dignitaries Today
Chinatown Elaborately Deco=
rated and Many Sight Seeing
Trips Planned for Party

Thousands of Chinese, federal and
state officials and local businessmen
will participate in the welcome which
will be accorded Prince Tsai Pu and
Amba ssador Tong Shoa Vi upon their
arrival in San Francisco this morning
on the Mongolia. Prince Tsai Pu and
Ambassador Ton Shoa vi both of
whom are duly authorized representa-
tives of the emperor of China, are on
their way to Washington. d. c., to
convey to the United states govern
ment the thinks of the Chinese people
and the Chinese government for the
release of the latter from the obi ga
tions which have been -decreed due the
United States and which are known as
the Boxer indemnity.
In addition to thanking the United
States for canoeing $l1 100000 of the
Boxer indemnity claim Tong Shoa vi,
who comes in the capacity of minister
plenipotentiary and envoy extraordi-
nary and who is to speak for his gov
ernment. is TO express the assurance of
the emperor that his people desire to
perpetuate the friendly relations now
existing between the United States and
China Prince Tsai Pu. who is a mem
ber of the royal house and who was on
very intimate terms with the late en-
peror and dowa ger empress, will ac-
company Tong Shoa vi to the Ca pital.
ELABORATE PREPARATIONS. MADE
Elaborate preparations have been
made by a committee composed of
prominent Chinese businessmen to well
come the dignitaries In anticipation
OF their coming Chinatown has been
decorated with American and Chinese
flags colored incandescents. lanterns
and banners Last night thousands of
ding splendor to the announcement of
the coming of the two Chinese officials.
Collector of Customs Frederick S.
Stratton will greet the prince and the
ambassador as the special representa-
tive of President Roosevelt The well
coming party will include General
Frederick A. Smith. United States
army and staff representatives of
Governor Gillett, Look Tin. Eli chair
man of the local reception committees
Consul General Shu rlng Tsun and
Vice Consul Owyang Kee.
Collector Stratton will take the re-
ception committee and members of the
press to the Mongolia on the United
States transport tug Slocum. The tug
will leave the transport dock at S
o'clock. According to the schedule ar
ranged by the local reception commit
tee and the steamship officials the
party will be landed in San Francisco
at II o'clock Special arrangements
have been made by Collector Stratton
to land the party from the Mongolia
without the usual immigration formali-
ties.
Carriages and automobiles will be
waiting for the Chinese visitors at the
transport dock. and they will be taken
to the Fairmont and st. Francis hotels.
An escort of cavalry and infantry viii
Lead the parade 10 the hotels.
The route of the parade will be down
East street to Market, up Market to
Grants avenue, down Grant avenue,
through Dupont 10 Broadway, up
Broadway to Powell, from Powell up
California TO the Fairmont hotel.
Prince Tsai Pu and Ambassador Shoa
vi will be registered at this caravan
sary and the remainder of the party
will be escorted to. the st. Francis
hotel.
MANY CHINESE STUDENTS
Accompanying Tong Shoa vi and
Prince Tsai Pu are about 80 Chinese
students. who will make the trip
across the continent
Spaces have been secured for the
thousands of Chinese in California who
will witness the coming of the two
dignitaries from the orient Hundreds