Gen, Chiang Kai-shek. received the commissioners of the varies bureaux of the Shanghai City Government and a group of local Chinese bankers. Gen, Wu Te-chen, Mayor of Shenghai, and Gen, Yang Hu, Commander of the Peace Pre~ servation Corps, also called on Gen. Chiang in the morning.
Among the bankers who visited Gen, Chiang on Thursday were Messrs. Chang Kia-ngan, Tsuyes Pel, Singlon Hau. ¥, M. Chien, Jian Chen, Li Ming, Chen Shun-cheng, Churtong Yeh, Yue Teo-ting, Chow Tso-mina, Wang Peh-vwan and several others.
Gen. Chiang and arty ott for Nanking by a special train 1.20 on Friday, after the Gistinguished "group. had visited Hunglao Aerodrome of 1030 am, and found that the huge Condor aeroplane refused to work promptly tinder severe weather conditions Before he travelled to the sero-rome in a motor car, Gen. Chiang, received Mr. V. Soong. member of the Standing Committee of the National Economic Council, Mr. SI. Soong and Mr. Soong Tse-an, his brothers, in Gen. Chiang's Route Garnier residence. Arriving at the aerodrome, the Generalissimo re= ceived a big ovation from a large group of officials.
'A brass band from the Bureau of Pubile Safety, which welcomed the Generalissimo' three days ago Lunghwa Aerodrome with appro. priate music, struck up when the Targe group of gendarmes presented farms upon the arrival of Gen. Chiang. The band repeated the marti al music, but Gen. and Mme Chiang: remained on the field. As there was no sign of a prompt start of the machine, the couple left the aerodrome, returning to Dr. H. H. Kung's residence for tifin, Shortty before 1 am. Gen. and Mme Chiang set out for Chentu Railway Station, where they caught special train. Among.those who saw them off were Mayor Wu Te-chen, Gen, Yang Hu, Mr, T. V. Soong, Gen. Wen Chao-chieh: the newly appointed Bureau of Public Safety Commissioner and many others.
According to a Chinese message from Nanking, many Government officials had awaited Gen. Chiang's arrival at the Nanking aerodrome several times. Gen. Chu Pei-teh, Gen. Tang Song-chi, and several others were at the aerodrome on Thursday afternoon, only to be dis appointed by the news of the post. ponement of Gen. Chiang's depar*ur from. Shanghai. The same thing happened on Friday morning when Gen, Chiang changed his plan.
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