The following statement has been issued to Reuter's Agency for circulation It is nex true that the Lower' House has impeached Dr. Koo and Dr. Wang. It has merely forwarded a despatch to the President asking for an official investigation ai their connexion with the Austrian Loan case. No investigation, however, has been ordered by the President, who is reported to have been perfectly convinced of the innocence of these two statesmen. Various Chinese circles confirm the previous report that Dr. Koo's name was hurriedly inserted in the resolution of investigation passed by the Lower House for the purpose of preventing him from accepting, the President's invitation to form a new Cabinet. This manceuvre of his political opponents appears to have been—successful. Since Dr. Koo declined to accept any portfolio in the new Cabinet, the President has now offered him the post of President of the Administrative Court, which has just been vacated by Mr. Wang Tah-hsieh, the new Premier. It is, however, not certain that Dr. Koo will accept this new post.
Dec. 5.
It is unofficially reported that Gen. Hsiao Yaonan will go Paoting from Hupeh today and that Gen. Lu Yung-hsiang will go to Paoting in a few days.
Mr. Hsu Shih-ying has tel graphed to the Government, sayin that, as Mr. Wang Tab-hsieh only intends to remain in office until the Shantung questions are settled, it is not worth his while to come to Peking to take up the Ministry of Justice.
'A Mandate. issued yesterday evening appointed the Vice-Minis ter of Finance, Mr. Ling Wen-yuan, Acting Minister of Finance.
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