Nanking, Nov. 23.
Dr. V. K, Wellington Koo, the newly appointed Acting Foreign Minister of China, to-night was! summoned to the residence of Gen-feral Chiang Kai-shek, the Chairman the Chinese National Government Nanking, to confer on the exigencies arising from the Sino-Japanese conflict in Manchuria, six o'clock: to-night the Nation-Government issued a mandate announcing the appointment of Dr. Koo as the Acting Foreign Minisver to succeed Mr. Frank Chinglun Lee, who has been serving since the re-Signation nearly two months ago of Wang.
Following the resignation of Dr. Wang it Was announced that Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister to London, had been appointed Foreign Minister. Dr. Sze declined the appointment "for personal reasons" Bat the declination was never accepted by the Nanking Government, The appointment of Dr. Koo as the Acting Foreign Minister foresonnel at the Foreign Office. Dr. Koo casts numerous changes in the per-!
expected to assume his duties tomorrow.
1 i jned_ here that the Fores Minister ta onl ug of Dr. Keo to be the Acting:
iano wie means the interim, appointment and. that denizen of the Canton
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