The armistice was arranged niainly through the efforts of a peace delegation invited. to intervene by Civil Governor Chang and Chinese organizations, with the approval of "General Chao Yi, who realized that his cause was lost when Wu Pei-fu gained his brilliant victories in the North. This delegation consisted of eight members, namely, Rev. G.. Napier Smith of the Canadian Church Mission, Rev. H. N. Harris of the American Southern Baptists atid Mz. Cline, of the Y.M.C.A., as foreign members, and Messrs. Sun, the Civil Administra. for, Tu, President of the Kaifeng Chamber of Commerce, Shang, head of the Native Bank and Kang, formerly Head of the Provincial Assembly, the entire party being under the leadership of General Pei.
Letters were got through to the other side and the armistice arranged. Then, on Wednesday afternoon, a special train carrying
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