Two Stalwarts Left of legal Branch Council Fnow Ovw Own Connesrer Canton, et.
Disobeying the mandate of the Nanking Government, the powers: that-be in Canton have kept alive the Branch Political Council. Now and again iis members—the few of them who ave still left in Canton Ret together and discuss political events and potitieal measures. Attendance at its meetings has been very stim and to-day, when the yell was called, only the Tre: Mr. Fung Chu Ka-wah, the Vice-Chancellor of the Sun Yat-sen University, answered, 'They are "the last of the Mohicans.'
Most organizations would defunct, or, at the very least, temporarily cease to function, if, mecting after meeting, it should be found impossible" tw obtain quorum, but the we reuters have not sen worrying about the strict letter of the law: they eave not a whit for rules of order, For weeks and weeks this beet orders h been delusion of the fitenintete of Messrs. Pung bearing the seal of their wil a fow days go, when the acting Chairman, Mr. Li Man-fan left for Nanking at the behest of Marshal Li Chi-sen.
Even this further decrease in the memberships of the Council, how= ever, did not tu the least perturb the political Siamese twins who are now masters of the roost in thy domain of Marsha Mr.
Kawah moved thet whould act ay Chairman Council during the and it was. carried without a dissenting vote.
Nearing the How lon this farce ix aged is a debatable question, but some appear to have seen feraek in the foundations, and these prognosticators see the house Fung and Chu tottering on its base, ready to slide off with a ter ible earth. IF Gen, Chan Ming-sha for some other capable. politician would consent to be heinsnan of the Kuangtung ship of state, there youl' "arily be any necessity for the rined existence of the Politienl Council, but no acceptable ator has been found for the civil branch of the Prov Department and hence, the officials argue, only through the Mout Council can edicts properly be on the point of chan and once more there is A rumour that, while he was in, Nanking, hugh' officials prevailed upon him to chouse his Sno" to "tyes". If Chan Ming-shu has actually agreed to serve for the public. good, we may expect to seo the closing of the Political Coun and it has been predieted that hi elevation to this high position will bring some astonishing coalitions.
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