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Peking, Apr. 15.
The Chinese press reports to-night thatthe Ministry of Industry 13 aking active preparations for the retrocession of the Kailan mines in consultation with the Ministries. Finance, Railways and Communieations.
The special committee which has been created to take charge of the Preparations "for "establishing ranch of the Kuomintang on. the Peking-Mukden Railway has wired he GEntral Executive Commitice of over the mines and administer them mintang urging it. to. take
inthe Interests of the Chinese people, 'The committee declares that the British secured possession. of the mines. through "unequal "treaties fand that North (hina. is facing foal famine owing to the a the Kalan' Mining "Admini ting their daily sales. jing confidence of the people in the [National Government, also pointed cwt that four years ago, ithe Powers were rather hesitant according official recognition to the /National Government. But now, the National Government is the ' un-Jdisputed Central Authority of the country. ~All this, said President Wang, was due to the strenuous Jexertions of the Party and Govern-Jment leaders during the past four Concluding, he said that an anniversary like the present should not. merely provide an occasion for reflecting on the achievements made but. should rather stimulate us to more energetic exertion for the rebuilding of the nation.
Vice-President Shao Yuan-chung that a national. capital. was usually either a cultural, & pollical, jor an economic centre, king" might' be "developed into a centre of the country, at once political," economic. and. cultural," He said hat being situated near Shang nai, Nanking might be made the economic centre of the country. the plans for national' reconstruction advocated by our tate Leader were fully. realized, Historically, Nanking has been' a recognized centre of national culture, It only remained therefore for the various [Government officials to make it the political centre of the country and fan example to. the various local [Governmentis.—Kuo Min.
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