The Archive · 1936

Organize Purchases

Nanking.

To unity the raising of funds for the purchase of aeroplanes for presentation to the Central Government on the occasion of the Seth birthday anniversary of General Chiang Kale shek, President of the Executive Yuan, which falls on October 29, 3 special committee has been organized Nanking,

Finance, General Kung, Minister Yuan, Mr, Wang Hsiao-lal, prominent Dusiness leader in Shanghai, and Mr, Chow Tzu-Jou, director of the Aviation Commission, have been appointed members of the standing committee, while a larger number of Govern: ment officials, university presidents and civic leaders will be Invited to serve og directors and supervisors.

The suggestion for the organization of the committee was first advanced the "Aviation Commission, making the suggestion the commission ointed out that without a centralized control over purchase, the gift planes, which are being botight by various civic bodies without proper guidon: may not be ft for use for Gover: ment service,

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