Tang Chi-yao Possibly an Eventual Successor: Yang Hsi-min Now in Command Canton (despatched from Hongkong) Mar. 18.
The death of Dr. Sun Yat-sen having left the office of Generalissimo in Canton vacant, it has been decided at Canton that Mr. Hu min, Civil Governor, shall continue office as acting Generalissimo for the present. General Yang Hsi-min, senior commander of the Yunrnanese in Canton, however, will be in actual command of all the Kuomintang troops. General Yang has declared that he will take full responsibility for the preservation fof peace and order in Canton.
There is talk of the Kuomintang. with the concurrence of the Yunnanese troops in Canton city, invit. jing Gen. Tang Chi-yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, to succeed Dr. Sun Yat-sen. So far there has been no formal Jaction relative to this matter.
In the meantime, it has been [decided to form a military commis sion, its powers to be equivalent to those of Dr. Sun Yat-sen before his months. with the money derived will be eight per cent: seat tne Nath Hear one Thelen tad wil. be|detth—Renter's Pacific Service, un Yat Shih-hao wilh issued at 90. inaugurated at the close of the forthcoming National Conference also were considered.
Among. well-informed Chinese, it is not-considered that the proposal for a federation of autonomous provinces is likely to find much favour either in Government or Jconference circles.—Reuter's Pacific
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