Peking, Aug. 16.
A Mandate will be issued to-day appointing Mr. Chang Ying-hua, Vice-Minister of Finance, concurrently Chief Inspector of the Salt Revenue Department and also Acting Taili Minister of Finance in the absence of Mr. Kao Ling-wei, who apparently does not intend to tuke.up the Finance portfolio. Another Mandate has been prepared appointing the Vice-Minister of Commerce, Mr. Chiang Tien-tou, Taili Minister, as Mr. Lu Hsin has declined the Ministership.
Parliament will meet this afternoon, The chie¥ business will be the election of the Vice-Chairman of the House of Representatives, for which Mr. Chu Fu-chen is considered the most likely candidate. Reuter.
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