for Discussion Peking, Aug. 20.
Gen. Wang Cheng-pin and Mr. Wu Ching-lien are also advocate ing an_early Presidential election. Gen. Tsao Kun's Parliamentary supporters have taken initial steps, each member of Parliament having received a preliminary payment of $900. Peking members of Parliament are advising their colleagues at Shanghai, Tientsin and Hankow by telegraph to return to Peking to assist in the clection.—Reuter.
Peking, Aug. 21., Tientsin is at present the political centre where discussions of the Presidential election are occurring. Admiral Wu Vu-lin is still there. It is reported that he is endeavouring to arrange a loan secured on the revenues of the Chentingfu-Taiyuanfu Railway.
Mr. Chien Fang-shih assumed his posts of Vice-Minister of Finance and Director of the Salt Administration yesterday.
Mr. Shen-Jui-lin, Vice-Minis-tex of Foreign Affairs, has declin-
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