A hopeful but challenging note regarding the future of China was struck by General Chiang Kal-shole fat a reception given this afternoon fat the Chincheng Bank to members of the National: Flood. Relief Come Fission "inspection party "and. party of Peking. officials who are fo inspect the areas recovered from. the Communists since Gen. Chiang Jarrived here from Nanking a few months ago to direct the anti-Com Gen. Chiang, who made one of his rare public appearances, Jooked quite At, in spite of reports that during. the past. week he has not been feeling well, Dressed. ina simple Chitose gown of blue, he ecdved hie guests with & confident sini, "The Commander-in-Chief said that
ina owing to foreign aggression present was a eiial me for and internal dissension. In addition Sth "the people. and the. Central Government were menaced by floods wild beasts, alluding tov well known Chinese taying. He express-Jed thanks for' foreign assistance fendered to China and' continued:
"in apito of foreign. aggression and" internal dissension Spite of foods. and Communist
get ts out of our dificult able to ci" through sti in a crisis but ident of our billy to lay' a frm foundation for' the nation."
'Gen. Chiang expressed: the hone that the foreign felendn would not ease to lend. their help to, assist [China in weathering the eri Speakers at. the reception Sir. Hoo Shing, the. Gover ments special delegate. to Invest tate conditions in' the recovered reas, and Sir John Hope Simpson, tho rejoined the Flood Relief party Hankow. Sie John, Yefersing the work' of. the" Commission erapharived the political effect it find in strengthening. the relations between' the Centeal Government and the villagers who, hitherto, had Known' the "Government only, relation to its taxccolletors whereas how they found the Government wan snxiots to help them In thee mise
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