There were 463 members present at the meeting of the House of Representatives this afternoon. Mr. Wu Ching-lien presided. A member of the Opposition proposed that Gen. Chang Shou-tseng should requested to attend and explain his policy and views before the vote be taken. The Speaker replied that the vote on Gen. Chang Shou-tseng's nomination was set down first on the business agenda, which must be followed.
A heated discussion culminated in one of Mr. Wu Ching-lien's followers throwing an ink-bottle at a member of the Opposition, who retaliated in the same manner. Thereupon many bottles were seen in the air. When the uproar permitted, Mr. Wu Ching-lien announced an adjournment.
According to an unconfirmed report from Mukden, Admiral Wang Chung-wen, the Commander-in-Chief of River Defence at Harbin, is being detained at Mukden on the ground of his having betrayed the Fengtien faction in favour of the Chihli forees.—Reuter.
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