Nanking, Jan, 11, Headquarters of the Commander-in-Chief released last night the text of a telegram from Liv Hsing and Kung Hao, leading subordinate commanders under Tang Song-chi during the revolt in Honan, pleading innocence "and explaining that under the circumstances they were not free agents and could not be of any service to the Government despite the fact that they were fully aware of their implied guilt, The telegram concludes by saying that Tang Song-chi had depart. jed from Yencheng on, the 8th and that the various units now under their control are concentrating at a point north of Siping to await further instructions from the Central Government—Kou Min, 'A Tribute to Yen
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