Province Devoting Energies to Reconstruction travel to Germany for medical care. He Is expected to be away for six During Dr. Kung's absence, the routine work of the Minister will be taken care of by Mr. Tsou Ling, Vice [Minister of Finance. Decision on important matters of the Ministry will, however, rest. with the Generali simo, whom Mr. Tsou will consult lwhien so required.
The title to be conferred on Dr. ung in his mission to England will fbe decided on sharily. He will be accompanied on the trip by Admiral Chen Shao-kuan, Minister of Navy deputy envoy and several others.
Mr, Quo Tal-chi, "Ambassador to IGreat Britain, will also be delegated to attend the ceremony.
'A Central News report last night stated that Mr. T. V. Soong. chairman Jot the board of directors of the Bank Jot China and a member of the stand-
Ils total evea, these "data show, measured 11,098,860 square Kilo metres, Szechuen province, these figures reveal, boasted the largest_populetion, the total being 82,969,260, Shantung canie second with " 38,020,204, /Klangsu third with 36,469,321, Honan fourth with 34,289,848, and Kwangtung Atth with 32,385,215.
Five provinces have a population between 20,000,000 and "30,000,000, namely Chekiang, Anhwei, Hupeh, JHtunan and Hopel, Sikong provines, with an area of 971,500 "square illometres, has. the smallest population of 968,187, oF a Tittle less than three persons a square kilometre, The following is a detailed list of population and area for the various provinces and municipalities:
Canton, Mar, 14, An assurance that, rumours to the contrary notwithstanding, Kwangsi 18 peaceably inclined towards the Central Government was given by Mr. Huang Hsu-chu, chairman of the Kwangsi Provincial Government, in Jnterview with Reuter while passing through Canton on his way back to Kweilin from Nanking after attending the plenary session of the Central "Executive Committee.
"the province is devoting itself to reconstruction," he declared.
'Mr, Huang said that both' General Tsung-jen and General Pai Chungisl would soon formally assume their posts. as Commander-in-Chief, and ly, of the Fifth (Kwangsi) Route Army in accordance with Nanking's wishes.
This means that the Kwangs! troops will be reorganized according to the Central Government system, and that the Fourth Group Army, which has existed for the past six or seven years a millilary Unit opposed to Nan-King, will be abolished as such.
The Nanking appointments also enable General Pal Chung-hsi, with Nanking's concurrence, to remain in his own province instead of proceed~ to the capital as a member of the standing committee of the "Military Aifairs Commission. This he is not inclined to do despite repeated assurances that he would not incur any Tagh: personal danger.
Kwangsi is at present receiving regular remittances from Nanking for military expenses. Financial ald for economic development also appears to have been arranged—Reuter,
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