The Council, he asserted, was composed of delegates submitted by Jocal authorities and accepted by. the Central Executive Committee of the Kuomintang.
About half the members had served in provincial governments and other organizations with distinction, while the: other half possessed professional qualifications, Minority parties, Mr, Wang Shin-hich continued, were not excluded. Present at the session just ended, he said, were three Communists and rem three National-Socialists, while many members might be described as. independents. The Council had three main powoi 1, The right to consider new policies before decisions are taken—all questions on Government policy milit be submitted to the Council before a decision Is taken, save only emergency military measures, "The power to submit proposals to the Government—it is obligatory to submit all resolutions of the Council to the supreme national defence council and to carry. them out It approved.
3. The power to question the Government and to hear reports.
During the last session, Mr. Wang went on, more than a hundred questions were asked, 'The Government, he said, was bound to answer' all questions, except where the Interests of the State necessitated 1a question not being answered, During the "session just endes, however, only two or three gestions were not answered, Toc Council will mest azoin at the fend of January, 1999, Meanwhil, the Resident Committee of 25 sits weekly until the next session;—Reuter, Chinese Bankers Go To New York Washington, Nov. 10.
Monetary negotiations between the Chinese Government's ancial: mis sion headed by Mr. K. P. Chen and officials of the U.S. Treasury Department were temporarily in recess today, reliable sources close to the Department revealed, Although. it was said that the negotiations here had not been com-ploied, the recess was declared 20 that the Chinese group might visit New York where it Is reported they will confer with important. ban'cing and industrial groups regarding loans, credits and possible purchases of supplies tu the U.S, During the past fow days here Washington the Chen group are understood to have held several important conferences with Mr. Wa Lee Plerson, President of the Import Bank. Nothing decisive has yet resulted from these conferences. United Press, Jockeying for the Lead in the South Hongkong, Nov. 14.
Gen, Chang Fah-kuei, one-time com. mander of ihe famous Nationalist "Tronsides" Division, today was reported in influential Chinese circles here as ikely to succeed Gen. Wu Te-chen, former Mayor of Greater Shanghai, as chairman of the Kwangtung Provincial Government.
The removal of Ken, Wu and Gen, Vu Han-mou, pacification commis-loner for the province, was understood to have been agreed upon at a recent meeting of the Nationalist Supreme Military Council at Hengyang, Hunan, Both oMcials are blamed for the ineffective defence of Kwangtung against the Japanese.
Reports of Gen. Chang's selection as Kwangtung chairman gained currency. here today as rumours of intense nolitieal manceuvring among south China military Teaders crew. among well-informed Chinese here.
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