Disputes over Speakership and Premiership: A Cabinet without a Head Peking, Dec. 7.
Mr. Kao Ling-wei, Tatu Premier, did not attend the meeting of the Cabinet yesterday afternoon, over which Dr. Wellington Koo presided. Mr. Cheng keh, Minister of Justice, was also absent. It is reported that Mr. Cheng was attending a meeting of the Hsianchengtang, or Constitutional Party, of the House of Representatives. It is stated that nothing of r importance occurred at the Cabinet meeting.
As regards the meeting of the Parliamentary Constitutional Party, well-informed Chinese circles state that the question of Mr. Sun Pao-chi's appointment as Premier was. discussed, together with the right of Mr. Wu Ching-lien to continue as Speaker of the House.
According to one report it was resolved that the Government's supporters in the House should Jeave on future occasions if Mr. Wu retained the Chair, while a1 other report describes yesterd: meeting of the Tang as the beginning of a straight issue between Mr. Kao Ling-wei and Mr. Wu Ching-lien.
-One of the reports is accompanied by the assertion that Mr. Wang Fah-chi urged the introduction of a bill to appoint a Provisional Speaker of the House at the next session, on the ground that Mr. Wu is no longer competent to act.
officially announced that the Government thas abolished the post of Military Commissioner at Shibheh, Hupeh Province. Henceforth the Military Commissioner at Ichang, General Lu Chin-shan, will be in contro) of military affairs of Shihheh.
The Government has given instructions to the Special Commissioners to complete their investigation into poppy cultivation by the end of this year. Their report tis to be sent to the Secretarian of the League of Nations.
Mr. Wan Ting-chang, former Vice-Minister of Finance and now President of the Salt Bank, will leave shortly for America to study banking conditions in the United States.
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