Nov, 26.
Members of Parliament report that the neutrals consider that Mr. Wu Ching-lien should retain the Speakership, at least unti] a vote is taken on the nomination of Mr. Sun Pao-chi to the Premiership. It is believed that this vote will be taken on Wednesday. It is thought that the addition of the neutrals will give Mr. Wu Ching-lien's supporters a sufficient majority to secure his retention of the Chair on this occasion.
A meeting of Mr. Wu's supporters to-day resolved: (1) that the House should ask the Cabinet to hand over the salaries of the Members of Parliament, which are now being withheld at the request of the members of the Opposition, who asked the Government not to pay the salaries until the question of the Speakership is settled; (2) that the Secretariat should request the Minister of Finance to hand over funds for the payment of Parliamentary expenditure; and, (3) that the Speaker should issue a programme arranging for at least three meetings a week.—Reuter.
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