The Archive · 1934

French Railway Loan

Nanking, June 30, An impeachment against Mr. Ku Meng-yn, Minister of Railways, has been brought by the Control' Yuan in a petition to the National Govern ment. Minister Ku is charged with violation of law and corruption, The impeachment was first brought against Minister Ku by Mr. Liu Ho-wu, member of the Control Yuan, in petition to the Yuan, In this peti-ton, Mr. Liu charges Minister Ku with impairment of the nation sovereign rights, violation of the national law, impairment of the national interests, dereliction in official duty, and corruption.

Following receipt of the petition, the Control Yuan instructed Messrs, Yang Tien-chi, Li Cheng-lo and Liu Worching, members of the Yuan, to conduct an investigation into the case.

The charges against Minister being based mainly on certain irregularities In the procedure for conclusion of a loan from French Interests for the purchase of materials for the completion of the Tatung-'Tungkwan Railway (from northern Shansi to the Honan-Shensi border), Mr. Yang Tien-chi immediately set work and obtained the original copy fof the loan agreement—Kuo Min,

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