Dinner Given by British Minister at Legation Peking, July 25.
Sir Miles Lampson, the British Minister, gave a dinner to General Chiang Kai-shek, General Yen Hi shan and some other leading Chi+ nese generals at the British Legation last night—Reuter.
Mukden telegrams indicate that Gen, Yang Vu-ting (who is des: caribed as "the brain of Manchuria" and "the power behind the Manchurian throne") has tendered his resignation as Pacification Commissioner of the Three Eastern Provinces.
Apaimat Yang Shu-chuang is ported by the "Eastern Times" to have drawn up a scheme for the reorganization and extension of the Chinese Navy, of which he is Commander-in-Chief. His scheme volves a sum of not less than $40,000,- 000 and has been approved by the Council of War.
Fouowine the discovery of a large number of Communist posters in the Choupoochen Village, Poo tung, investigations were made las week and six persons were arrested, There was no evidence to support the charges against the men and they were accordingly discharged. However, one of the men later made an application to the Kuomintang for a position and it was found that his handwriting was similar to that appearing on the posters. He was arrested and his home was searched, number of, Communist many incriminating letters being found. The man was handed over to the Gendarmerie Commissioner on July 22 and is now at Lunghua, awaiting trial.
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