Cantonese Group Finally Withraw Gver Question of Branch Councils The sudden and surprising end-ang of the Fifth Plenary Session (a report of the fina proceedings apyears on the next page) was due to the failure of a quorum. The Can+ tonese Group withdrew because the Session had decided in favour of continuing the branch Political in @ somewhat emasculats As this Left Wing group had made the discontinuance of the Branch Political Council the condition of their attendance at the Fifth Plenary Session, they announced their intention of withdrawing from the meeting and leaving it without quorum.
General Chiang Kai-shek is re ported to have made a brilliant appeal to all parties to stop quarrel. Jing while the country was faced with difficulties in Shantung and Manchuria, But his appeal was of no avail.
The programmes of the Finanei and Economic Conferences were the Javt measures passed,-and although this was done hurriedly, itis. th consensus of opinion among banke and merchants that an effort shou be made to begin to put these resolutions into effect, so that no mi ter what changes there are in the Government, it will be difficult ale together to disregard their wishes.
'A leading Chinese merchants, why had been a member of the delegation in Nanking but who wishes his ime not to be mentioned Tessen his usefulness in the [prevent conflict if he became involved in a personal quarrel, stated to a reporter of the "North-China Daily News," that the account of their representations at Nanking, which was published in the foreign press was altogether inadequate. Rather than opposing the unification of finances, ax the report implied, they demanded this as an essential to creating uniform conditions for trade, They protested against high and extraordinary taxes and demanded unification of taxes counteract the effects of the present chaotic conditions.
The Cantonese Group's Exit Nanking, Aug. 15.
The Kuanytung members of the Nationalist Central Executive Coun-
Gil, Messes Wang Fa-ching, Wang Lo-ping, Chen Shu-jen and Pan }Yuin-chao, who are more or less associated with Wang Ching-wel lead-ex of the so-called left wing of the Kuomintang before, left Nanking last night for Shanghai. None of them attended the 4th and 5th gen-feral meetings of the Sth Plenary Session yesterday. In fact Messrs Wang Fa-ching and Pan Yuin-chao had gone to Hsiakuan secretly yesterday morning and the others left the city of Nanking in the atter-noon to join them, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek had a special car prepared for the above mentioned Kuangtung members of the CE.C, attached 0 last night's express train for Shanghai and presented them with the railway tickets. Gen. Chiang also rushed Hsiakwan in person after the conference to sce them off at the rail }way. station.
According to unconfirmed reports in Ghinese circles, Mr. Wang Ching wei fis secretly arrived at Shang-
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