The Archive · 1928

Wednesday Evening Post

A Problem in Law and Polities The "Weekly discussion between! Quericus and Commenticus" thi week shows what can be got by: attention to detail, Most foreign-cers, it rightly says, are not much! interested in wading through strings of Chinese names. But among the 86 members of Central Executive Conmaittee of the Kuomintang—the Righest authority in the country—appears the name of Mr, Kan Nal Kuang, former Mayor of Canton, Now with this is quoted the fol-fowing report, from Chinese sources:

"The question of permitting Mr. Kan Nai-kuang, former Mayor of Canton, to attend the! Fifth Plenary Congress of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, is one which has been perplexing the members of the GEE. as a warrant has been issued by the law courts for Mr. Kan's arrest on charges of misappropriating: public funds during his tenure of office in Canton.'

As. the "Wednesday Evening Post" remarks, "in. 'Tmperialistic' countries there would be no perplexity, he wouldn't sit on the governing body."

There are several other weill Aivected comments in this week's issue and the usual wells arranged financial news.

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