Chungking, Jan. 4.
After a brief delay owing to fos, Sir Archibald Kerr, the British Ambassador, and his party anyed nere today by air from Hongkong. Among those waiting at the airfield to greet the Ambassador were the staff of the British Embassy and Consulate, and representatives of the Chinese Foreign Office.
Sir Archibald Kerr was accompanied by Lady Kerr, Mr. P. Broad-mead, Counsellor of the Embassy, who will remain in Chungking as head of the British Diplomatic mi sion here, and Mr. J. Alexander, his private secretary.
Due to a heavy fog, the plane cir cled above Chunking for nearly two hours before it finally succeeded in landing.
Although the Ambassador's trip is one of his routine visits to the capital of the -country to which he is accredited, it is attracting considerable attention, as it has been reported that Sir Archibald Kerr may bring up the question of the Tientsin silver reserve, Furthermore, his arrival here coincides with the largest gathering of foreign diplomats in Chungking, with the French and Soviet Ambassadors already here and the United States Ambassador due here shortly.
Other diplomats in Chungking include the Turkish Minister, the Chilean Charge d'Affaires, and the German, Italian, Belgian and Netherlands representatives—Reuter,
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