The Archive · 1927

New Development in Canton

Proposals to Re-establish Kuo mintang Control Down South Hongkong, Nov. 1.

'A. message from Canton reporte the holding of a meting of members, of the Kuomintang Central Commission, including Mr. Wang Ching-wel, General Li Chai-sum and Mr. Cheng Kung-po.

The meeting adopted, inter alia, the following resolutions:

(1) That the Standing Committee of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee shall function again at Canton soon as possible as the highes authority of the Kuomintang Central Committe That the Nationalist Govern. ment shall be re-established at Canton; That the Standing Committee shall call the fourth general Commis a vig to conference of the Central

settling all the outstanding disputes within the Kuomine tang.—Reater.

Hongkong, Nov, 1.

Mr. 'T. V. Soong has arrived at Hongkong from Shanghai on his way to Canton—Reuter, Catno, Oct. 31:—The Avro-Avian, aeroplane Red Rose, with Captain Lancaster and Mrs, Neith Miller aboard, left to-day for Baghdad in the course of their flight to cular we are anxious to hand back to China persons who have committed crimes in China and have fed for refuge here." He then veferred to legal difficulty under the old ordinance, which the present Bill is designed to overcome, The Colonial Secretary seconded and the Bill was read a frst time.

The next topic was the suppress sion of piracy. The Attorney-General moved that a clause be added, "This Ordinance shall come into operation on such date as may be fixed by the order of the Governor-in-Council." The reason is that, certain considerations require further discussion, end the Ordinance will not be put into operation until everything is ready.

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