large number of high military readers and elvilan oMelals gathered at Wangkiatun aerodrome on July. 8 fo greet Gen. Ho Yin-ching when he Rrrlved. here' by" special plane. from Kiukiang "at 1025 am," says the! "Central China Post" The War Minister was accompanied "by Gen.
Tsutung, Paelfeation Commis: foner for Sith and Gen, Shung Yiu-jen, vice-commander of the 24th Di-Vision a8 well as several alners. The iirivals were "welcomed by about 200 persons, including a. brass band, hich provided entertainment during refreshments which had been arrange fed in. the. nllitary hanger. -Atter thanking them for their welcome, General' Ho. sakd that this was his tst. visit to Hankow for about ave Yeats and he Wwas greatly impressed {with the developments which had taken place during that. period.
'Me added that he was. going Chungking to. head the conference hich ilad been "arranged for' the of the Szechten and
were already well-known og, they nes, the ecm for. which inno boon announced by the Central Government. The General proposed fo remain at Chungking for about a weeks and then return to Nanking.
Gon icu "Tun-tung. will probably remain In. Szechuen for one month and return to. Nanking previous to ting up to take over his duties In 'AL 11.20 am, General Ho with his pity "took "of in the GIA.C. Plane followed aoa immediate:
by Gen. Shun Ying-jen, Gen, Liu' Hstang's special representative who had come down to meet the War Minister, In General Ho's special machine' by" which he had travelled from Kiukiang. The parties arrived Chungking that afternoon,
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