Staff conference: (1) coal and cotton for Shanghai, (2) disposal of Red Cross trucks. 童冠賢 came to talk about personnel for his office. 張國燾 dropped in, telling me that the Kiangsi provincial government expected him to be a simple transmitter of supplies. Urged him to be firm. 王芃生 came to recommend a certain Mr. Lu, who appeared to me to be not modern enough. Vera Chang 【張藹真] sent three people to see me about women’s productive work. Evening, dinner with officers of the Australian Legation. Chatted with the French Ambassador and a French Admiral; a BBC correspondent. Officer again spoke very critically of the China office.
It is again a bright sunny day.