The Archive · 1941

Chungking Officer

Deserts June 26, Liu Tze-chian, 92, described by the "Sin Shun Pao" as head -of the pol-son' gas department of the Ministry of War at Chungking, has fled to Shanghai on his way to Nanking to Join the peace movement, The report says that Liu has spent: four months on the way, finally reaching Shanghai from Canton only a few days ago. He left his office on the pretext of paying a visit to the headquarters of one of ghe two "poison gas brigades," he is quoted as saying at a press conference here, In reality, he left for his Mrst, destination, Kweiyang,

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