Nanking, Jan. 90.
The Executive Yuan to-day appointed Rear-Admiral Chen Hsiung-yung vieeMinister of the Navy, The \dmiral assumed his duties this morning—Reuter. the outbreak of the revolt so as to clarify his attitude. It would not be lacking in taste nor the indulge fence in an idle boast to say that Mr. Hu had given his blessing and lent "his support to the Fukien rebels, there might have been a different story to tell, the Secretarian asserted.
The President of the Executive Yuan, endeavouring to compare his record with Mr. Hu, mentioned Mr, Hu's detention in Tangshan, Nanking, and how it affected the latter's outlook. The Secretariat goes on to say that it was fortunate that the Executive Yuan head did not seek to justify Mr. Hu's dotontion for it cannot be gain suid that members of the Government who had the courage to differ with Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, who is but another member of' the Government, were to be incarcerated, then that Government would not' be representative but merely the tool of a dictator. And Mr. Hu is against dictatorships. To battle for reform jand freedom of the people, irrespective of their creed and political beliefs, is Mir. Hu's policy, the Secre-tar lat averred.
The Mayor of Nanking, Mr, Shih Ying, "has again petitioned the Executive Yuan expressing his firm Recent developments in Tibet, Sinkiang and Inner Mongolia have quickened the Government's efforts to cultivate close' contact between China Proper and the outlying pee vinees.
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