Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang, who time has be Mr. Lin Sen Chiang Kai-shek, lis resigned this post. The announcement is made this afternoon ina National Government mandate which adds that the Marshal's resignation has been accepted by the Government, Te is also officially announced in ge mandate that Marshal Chang has appointer or of peace preservation in North China "with headquarters in Peking. The Marshal is instructed to remain at the head of his troops and to be res-Ponsible for the protection of Chi-Nese territory in the north and for tha Preservation of peace and orler.
Cantonese Leaders tu Nanking Dee. 17.
The Canton delegates arrived at the Hsiakuan railway. station here at 3.20 this afternoon. Several thousand persons welcomed them at the station, including government, officials and deputations from schools and commercial and private bodies. Mr. Lin Sen, acting chair-was there to. greet the delegates of the, National Government, Personally. "Mr.'Kao Lin-po, one of Affair, a8 soon as our ad is formally established.
We will adhere to the wishes of the Nation and will ce-operate with the people in our common task of carrying out the Revolutionary] foreign policy as outlined in' the Kuomintang platform.
'The territorial sovereignty [Manchuria mast be restored to China land, if necessary, our" Government fell' make n supreme effort towards that end. The wishes of the people must be fulthed, regard to the loss tice political and. military offelals who. ere ander the, alization edly" disciplined in nccardanes refecting territory mast
with the judgment of the general
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