Ho Ying-chin, the Minister for War, who Is in command of the punitive expedition against Chang Hsush-liang (On his arrival in Loyang, Gen, Chiang Ting-wen telephoned to Nanking an assurance that the Generalissimo was safe and well.
Showing the strain of the experiences he had undergone since his @etention by Chang Hsveh-liang on Saturday, Gen. Chiang Tingewen shook hands warmly with the many Prominent persons who welcomed him at the aerodrome. These included Mime. Chiang Kai-shek, Gen. Feng, Yuchsiang, Gen. Ni Lich-chun, Mr. V. Soong, and Gen. Ku Chen-lun, "Gen. Chiang immediately proceeded to the residence of Dr. H.-H. Kung and was closeted there with Mme. Chiang Kai-shek, Dr. Kung. and Mr, Soong, all of whom, for family a well as public reasons, are primarily interested in the plight of the Generalissimo, He made a detailed report fon the Generalissimo's position and the situation in Sianfu. Gen. Chiang' also' conferred with Gen. H. Ying-chin, the Minister for War, for whom he reported fo have brought a personal letter from Gen. Chiang Kalshek, the contents of which may have 4 vila bearing on the Government's envoys to Sian to learn at first-hand attitude towards the _situatlon-Reuter,
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