Chi-tang are at present at Kueilin, attempting to persuade the Kuangsi generals to join his party. The two generals are reported to be reticent. over the Kuangtung affair, but ex-Pressed the view that. should the Shanghai Peace Agreement be detrimental to China, they would lead an army against Nanking.
While General Chang Hui-chang, commander of the. independent. aviation forees, was visiting Mr. Sun Fo here, steps were taken by General Chen Chi-tang for the taking over his command. This decision was first reached on April 23 at a secret meeting, but the order of the Southwestern Political Committee for the abolition of the Headquarters of the Independent, Aviation Forces was given on May et 3 The order was carried out with te resistance, as there existed internal dissension among. the com anders of the various. squadrons. Upon General Chang. Hui-charly revel Hongkong: he aviation forces had practically been reor~ anised and put under the command the First Group Army, of which General Chen Chittang is the come mander, The Southwestern Political Com tee "was attended "by Messrs, Tang: Shao-yi, Trou Lu, Fu Pin chang and Liu Chi-wen, Dr.
Way "General "Chen" Chi-tang. and manly others. "Among the resdlte tions passed were that the financial and. "communications. institutions should be put under the supervision of the Provincial Government, and that "the' command. of the havel squadron should be taken over by, the First Group Arm:
When the Headquarters of, the Aviation Forees "was. occupied General Chen's forces, an order issued. by. General Chen ously to concentrate all er warships" near' Canton. han Chak, who was duly informed of the reorganisation of the aviae tion forees, had by than completed reparations and ordered is cruisers to Haina, where a aval base was subsequently estab Me force will Island Mes ina statement issued to the press, do clared his adherence to the Central Government and described the tion of General Chen Ohi-tang "outrageous."
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