There was great surprise in Nanking this afternoon when it became Known that General Chiang Kaishek had left the Capital by aero plane shortly after one o'clock. The! General. yas accompanied by Madame Chieng Kai-shek and it is reported that their destination is Venghua, in Chekiang, General Chiang's birth-place.
The. departure was carried out ith the greatest secrecy and politi-Cal. eiveles here are now buzzing Wwith all manner of speculation regarding the significance of this new ud entirely unexpected development}
Among the Government leaders, only Mr. Vu Yusjen, the President Control Yan, saw the former airman of the Government off at military aerodrome. General "Chiung_first went to the Officers Moral Endeavour Society and proceeded from there to the aerodrome which is only about hal If a mile away.
seems no doubt that Gen-loral Chiang's decision to save Nai king was" taken very After attending. opening ce many of the womintang Ca lence he addressed Cadets of the Military Academ the students lof the War Orphanage.
Tt was busy morning, but in neither of his public 3 ye ches nor ju his conversation wit his friends and colleagues did he give the slightest indication lof his intention to leave so shortly.
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