Peking, March 18.
After the appointment of Mr. Chou Hi -+hsi as Minister of Finance in succession to Mr. Chow Tzechi, transferred to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, in place of Mr. Chang Chien, who has gone down south for an inspection of the Huai River, so that American engineers may commence dredging work this year, important changes are expected, shortly, in the Ministries of Communications, of Home Affairs and of Education, According to trustworthy informa tion, Mr. Yang Shih-chi, Senior Assistant Secretary of State, Mr. Li Ching-hsi, formerly Viceroy of the Yunnan and Kueichow Provinces and Mr, Tsai Ju-chi now Civil Governor of Shantung, will become the successors of Mr. Liang Tun-yen, Chu Chi-chien and Tang Hua-lung, respectively.
If this change takes place, it means the ascendancy of the Anbu: clique over the Kuangtung clique in the Central Government.
Ministries of Finance and of Oommunications are specially concern-
Mr. Liang Shih-yi, late Chief Secretary to the President and now Chief Director of the Customs Directorate and of the Bank of Communications, is generally regarded as the leader of the Kuangtung party. It is thought that he will lose his influenos and power with President Yuan if the Anhui li succeeds in snatching the Ministry of Communications from him, because the transfer of Mr. Chow Tze-chi to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce already means a great gain for the Anhui party under the leadership of Mr. Yang Shih-chi.
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