Museum Director Leaving to Explain Losses Peiping, July 9.
Mr, Ma Hong, director-general of the Palace Museum, left for Nanking yesterday afternoon to make a repen to the Executive Yuan on the Fecent theft of some 70 objects of art from the Museum, Before his departure, he acted as joint host with Dr. Chiang 'Mon-lin, Chancellor the National University of Peking, at a luncheon to the new directors' of the Museum, General Sung Chehyuan, Mr, Liu Cheh and General Chin' Teh-chun, During the luncheon Messrs, Ma and Chiang urged Generals Sung, Chin and Mr, Liu to assume ofice members of the board of directors of the Museum as soon as possible. The three men acceded to the request. Measures for safeguarding the treasures of the Museum were also discussed, The suspects arrested in connec tion with the theft case are still being held In the Bureau of Public Safely for examination, but will be shortly transferred to' the Peiping Distelet Court for trial and punishment, The original intention of the authorities to hand over the suspects to the headquarters of the Pacification Commissioner of Hopel and Charnar hasbeen abendoned.—
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