There are many. reasons for Mayor Lin's sudden departure from Canton, according to information, from reliable sources. The post of head of Canton Municipality is enviable job for ambitious aspirants and in fact it is the second best office in South China, The position is g0 attractive that many mercenary politieans prefer to be the mayor of Canton than to be a minister in Nanking, Mayor Lin {s a member fof the clique headed by Mr, Koo Ying-fan, ex-Minister of Finance. Since Koo lost his political power in Canton, Lin Wen-kai has found his position unstable, He: has been under fire ever fine he introduced the tax on all fruite and vegetables entering the fruit market, The price of these commodities has gone up which evokes protests from the general publi "The fruit and vegetab!
have declared a strike, and the matter is not yet settled, Artful politicians seized this occasion and {seued anonymous handbills pointing ut the misdeeds of Mayor Lin, Evils of Gambling, Another reason attributed to Lin's eave is that he wants to avoid being drawn into the question of re-open: ing fan-tan gambling in Canton, Such scheme is. proposed in order to derive more income into the provineinl treasury,—Whether " this obnoxious form of gambling will be revived depend upon the decision Branch Political Council. Lin kai in a member of this Couneit it tg said that by his absence he will not be responsible for the opening of fan-tan gambling. The general public is strongly protesting Against fan-tan as it will lead to more robberies, piradles, and thefts, "fu the absence of Mayor Lin and Marshal Li Chi-sen in Shanghai, the Branch Political Council in Canton cannot transact any business owing to the lack of a quorum. Tt likely that the gambling scheme will be shelved at least for the time
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