In July charges were made by the Control Yuan against the Minister of Railways, Mr. Ku Meng-yn, who was alleged to have been guilty of irre. Gularities in regard to a loan of $10,- 00,000 for the Chingtai Railway. Mr. Wang Ching-wel submitted the re. signation of the whole of the Executive Yuan but the Central Political Council refused to accept the offer 1d decided to dear with the charges itself. At one time it seemed 4 serious crisis might develop in the struggle between the Control and Executive Yuans for ascendancy, but the event the issue was left for settlement by the Plenary Session of the Party.
The aviation services were deve Joped during the year by the opening of the weekly service from Shanghai to Langchow. It is intended to link up thig route eventually with Urumehi and Europe, The Canton service, the first Might of which had resulted in a foreed. Janding in November, 1033, was resumed on April 10, with disastrous results. The Sikorsky plane which eft Shanghai on that day was never seen again and fragments of it were picked up in the sea. The pilot and all on board were lost, The Canton service was reopened towards the end of the year. The progress made in alr travel under the China National Aviation Corporaton may be shown from the fact that, in 1028, 354 passengers and 3,932 kilos of mail were carried, whereas in 1983 the number of passengers exceeded 3,000 and nearly 50,000 Iklos of mail
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