Resignation of General Chang)
Ting-fan Atter having been Mayor. of Greater shanghat for a few days more than two months, Gen, Chang -Fingetan has placed. his resignation Ube handy of the Nanking Govern:
Gen. Chang assumed oftco on September 17, at which time he out Tined a. very' progressive. policy cipal reform, which he attempt= to put into immediate practice. hand. the: Nanking-authorita, sich made i possi for him to Continue in office. Gen, Chang, in letter of rexiation, emphasized [this tact snd stated that his policy with reference to the. Kuomintan Jhad also differed from that of his fellow members, En, Chang ift for Nanking sine days ago and has Deen away since. ies tated that fs highly impeebab that he will eturn to Shang hal Meanwhile, Me. Chow, the bice secretary of the muntipaity, is directing afaira until a successor foa been appointed.
General Chang's Career Gen, Chang Ting-fan, who is 36 years of age, is a native of Kiangsi. He graduated from the department of engineering, Paotingfu Millitary Academy, with honours, and, after seeing service in Kuangtung and Fukien as regimental and later brixsde commander, was appointed chief staff officer to the Commander-in-Chief of the Nationalist Armies, and served in that capacity during' the early part of the Northern Punitive Expedition. Following the occupation of his home province, Gen, Chang was elected a member: of the Kiangsi Pfovisional Political Commission and afterwards was appointed Municipal Director of Nanchang. Ie was then transferred to the position of chief of staff to the Director General of the Eastern Route Armies and for some mouths. has been chief of staff to the Shanghai Woosung Garrison Commissioner, Gen, Chang held the latter position concurrently with his post as Mayer of Greater Shangh:
The Shanghai Commercial Federa tion has issued a manifesto urging. the Nationalist Government to. authorize local Chinese to elect their own Mayor for the Shanghay recommending that, instead of being a director of the people, the Mayor should be a public servant,
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