Many M. P's. Return to Peking After Receiving their Expenses for Travelling Shanghai, Aug. 4.
Only three arrivals were reported in Parliamentary circles on Friday, Mr. Lin Jen-chab, former Speaker of the Senate, being amongst the newcomers.
The social gathering which was forbidden to be held at the Yih Ping Shang Restaurant on Monday last by the Municipal Police was held at the Pan Sung Gardens near the Arsenal, yesterday afternoon, only about 100 members being present.
Local organizations giving their support to Parliament are very angry with the Peking members, The so-called loyal' members are charged with having gene to Tientsin or come to Shanghai to receive their travel-Ting expenses but failed to come south, or else returned, after they had been paid. They are further charged with returning to Peking and supporting an "illegal" government. The Association for the Supervision of the Actions of Parliament is said to be making plans for the punishment of these members. This body has even threatened to post detectives at the various railway stations to prevent members from proceeding to the north.
"Traitors" Severely Denounced Aug. 6.
"Parliament has been invited to come to Shanghai to do nothing'," wes a statement made on Sunday to a representative of the ''North-China Daily "News." And the people here are getting tired of these men whd are supposed to be representing them. Even the people who invited the members to come here are disappointed, because they did so with good intentions. They hoped to see the Permament Constitution framed with as little delay as possible. Instead, the M. P.'s have been loafing in Shanghai and wasting their time. The only thing they have done has been to cause as much trouble as they could by giving the postal and' telegraph clerks a very busy time.'
We are informed froth a reliable source that there are now in Shanghai not more than 250 P.'s, about 50 or 60 having gone back to Peking. Thirty left on Saturday, but there were po new arrivals. The Fengtien members, who promised to come, have thus far not yet turned up, but the local Parliamentarians continue to express the hope that the date
off.
their arrival will not be far Local Parliamentarians are said to be extremely apprehensive at the manner and the numbers of the members returning to Peking,
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