Sudden Break-up of the Cent ference: Hurried Departure:
The Issue with Moscow Harbin Peking, July 11.
This morning Peking is trying iv vain to guess the reasons for the sudden departure, during the night, of the Chinese lenders who have been in conference here during the past few days, General Chiang Kai-shek yester-ay evening announced that he was, seen off by! Marshal Chang: Hsueh-tiang: 3 Wang. He is travelling by special train to Nanking, his plans to visit Hankow on his return journey to tke south having been altered on short notice.
At that normal, but Chang' had left, General Yen ant the Young Marshal Eurried beck their headquarters and gave orders that preparations were to be made Yor their immediate departure, Various officials " were summoned fom places all over the city, guards were hurriedly turned out to'line the streets and urgent orders were.
ued for the immediate provision of special trains. For two hours 1 fever of activity prevailed.
At 1.2 this morning General special train. steamed out for oan, followed at 1.50 by a Ftuehslig to SMukden, conveying Marshal Chang
The reason for these hurried and totally unexpected departures onusing considerable speculation, Dr. CT. Wang, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, stated yesterday that he had come to Peking especiaily to ace Marshal Chang Hsueh Luang, and expected to remain until Sunday. paper money. paid to, the Chinese rail:
authorities nm 2918.
The transfer of diplomatic pow. ors from the Ditector of the Conteal Department of the Railway Board ta] the Directors.
it is understood that the Note dated July 6, and that a reply is} requested by July 20,
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