Authoritative despatches received here to-day from Canton state that Dr. C. C. Wu, formerly Minister at Washington, has been appointed chairman of the Kuangtung provinial government in succession to Mr. Lin Yun-kai, who has resigned.
De. Wa relinquished his post at Washington owing topis sympathy with the secessionist? at" Canton when an independent "government was proclaimed there, The son of the famous Dr. Wu Ting-fang, who served China as Minister at Washington, the new chairman of the Kuantung provinial government is 45 years of age. He studied first in America and then attended London University, graduating in 1911, Returning to China, he entered politics and rose steadily, becoming Minister at Washington: in 1929. Previously, in 1927, he was made Foreign Minister at Nanking and the next year was sent on a special! mission to the United States.
It is announced that Central Kuomintang headquarters were est ablished in Canton to-day with Mr, Liu Chi-wen as chief secretary.
Tt is understood, however, that this Central Kuomintang has been formed to carry on party affairs only until such time as the unification] of the country is realised, When unification has been brought, about it is believed that the Central Kuomintang in Canton will cease to] {fonetion as such and recognition will be given to the Central Kuomintang, in Nanking—Reuter, Meeting in Shanghai a means to hasten the realisation of 2 unified—govern-iment, more than 160 delegates who eft Canton in opposition to the Congress repudiation of the resolutions of the Shanghai Peace Conference, elected 10 of 24 members of the Fourth Central Executive fand Supervisory Committees at the Republican Hall of. the Great world amusement resort off Avenue] Edward VII on Dee. 3.
The election was preceded by a during which Mr. Wang Ching-wei, presiding, informed the gathering that the mediation of Dr. €°C. Wo and Mr, Hu Han-min in the south had proved fruitful and that the Peace Conference resolu-Yions had been—aceepted by the Congress. He further—reported that-an urgent telegram by the: Congress asking all the delegates in Shanghai to return to Canton to attend the election of Fourth Committee members hnd been received.
Following a short discussion, the decision was reached to hold the election separately in Shanghi The following were elected: General Tang Song-chi, Chang Pah-kuei, Messrs. Wang Mao-kun, Koh Chingkong, Teng Fei-wang, General Liu Wen-hui, Messrs, Tang Yue-jen, Fang Yui-sai, Wang Siao-koh, and Sino Chung-tsen.
The 10 delegates elected represent one-third of the 24 mem of the Fourth Central Executi and Supervisory Committees to elected by, the Canton Congress. The ratio is in accordance with the. umber of delegates now in Shang-Following the election a telegram be was despatched by the meeting to ithe Canton Congress. Tt is und stood that in case 16 members lected by the delegates in Canton, the last two named members elected in Shanghai will minated. Speculation runs high here as to whether the Canton Congress will approve the local election.
Wang Ching-wei, in his _speech at the meeting, highly praised. the delegates in attendance in their adherence the resolutions reached at the Peace Conference, in view of the nation wide aspiration for peace and unity. He said that the re-Solutions, thrugh nat entirely satisfactory to Canton, pave the: way to the realisation of a. true! democratic' government, and a unified goverment, which are the ims of Canton.
He deplored the recent split in the Canton Congress, resulting in the delay" of the of the Fourth Central Executive Supervisory Committees, which, by virtue of the resolutions of the Peace Conference, have been erty powered to reorganise the government and amend the Organic Lay. Having recounted the mission and achievements of the six Canton delegates. to the Peace Conference, 'Mr. 'Wang said that if the newly' lected CE.C. and C.S.C. members by: the Canton faction would operate, their long-held principles can be easily carried out, Tt was agreed upon by the delegates of the Peace Conference that there should be 160 members in the Fourth Central Executive and Supervisory Committees. As the members of the First, Second and. Third Committees become - automatically members of the Fourth Committees, there are " only 24 members to be elected by Nanking and the same number by Canton. The Nanking election was completed the recent Fourth National Congress held in the capital, It is re-Ported that with the resolutions of the Peace Conference accepted, the only business of the Canton Cons ig the election of the 24 me Messrs. Wang Ching-wel Tsou Lu, Sun Fo, Eugene Chen, Li Wen-fan, Dr. C. ©. Wa and. Mr. Hu Han-min being members of the first three Central Executive and Supervisory Committees, their
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