circles wre to-day discussing the: possibility of General Chiang Kaishek being re-electee chairman of the National Government at the coming plenary session of the Central Executive and Central Control committees of the Kuomintang. It is expected by many that General Chiang will poll a very Lig, majority.
It was learned late this _even-that General Chiang declined the offer of the chairmanship of the National Government, It is stated that it is unlikely that leither Mr. Hu Han-min or 3M.
Ching-wei will be elected to the post. be made chairman, as it is intended Possibly some elder statesman will that the position shall carry neither pol power.
com mittee is to be sot up for the consideration of matters of defence. Both sides hope there will be no more civil war and that the
army to be used only for purposes various armies shall be'a national national defence, the National, Defence committee to control all military forees, The joint meeting of Nanking and Canton: leaders was in session three, hours and General Chiang Kai-shek upturned to Nanking from Tangshan specially to be present, The meet ing appointed a secretariat for the forthcoming plenary session, General Wu Teh-chen was appointed secretary-general and Mesars, Chien, 'Yien-pang, Chen Pu-lai, Liang Han-{sto and' Tseng Charmin, secre. aries.
The meeting was presided over by Mr. Vu Vu-jen and 49 members. of the central committees were present, Reports are in circulation in the capital to-day regarding the possible re-establishment of branch political councils at different important centres in the country, notably Peking, Canton and Han-In an interview Mr. Chen Kung-Po, one of the Canton leaders, de-of the Executive Yuan, Minister of and Governor of th Central Bank, has sent in his re-leave for Heilungkiang shortly "to investigate the best possible way, aid materially General Chang-shen. The delegation also voiced bitter anger against Marshal Chang Hsueh-liang and advocated eyre punishment for hi "It us toe into, the Gen. Chen Ming: signation from all his posts as of today'
date. The following translation of his letter of resigns tion:
"To the ional Government:
"The resignation of the President the Executive Yuan automatically involves my resignation, ference to the gen: wish T con Hnued in office until the First Ses-fon of the new Central Executive, Committee, which takes day.
I now formally submit my resignation.
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