Hankow, May 13.
Much interest is attached here to the organization and personnel of the newly-created Social Affairs Department of the Central Kuomintang. The chairman of the new department is Mr. Chen Li-fu, The department consists of the following sections: farmers, labourers, businessmen, youth, and women. It ides sections which will deal ing condition ud economic, cultural, philanthropic and health affairs:
The chairmen: appointed by the Central Kuomintang to serve on committees of the Central Political Council include the following:—Mr. Wang Shih-chieh, chairman of the Law Codification Committee. Mr Hsu Kan, chairman of the Finance Committee. Mr. Chen Kung-po, chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee. Mr. Shao Li-tze, chairman of the Education Committee. Dr. Wang Chung-bui, chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee.—Reuter.
Rome, May 13.
Tribal chieftains and other notables of Italian East Africa who had come here on the occasion of the celebration of the second anniversary of the foundation of the Italian Imperium, were received by King-Emperor Emmanuele III in audience King-Emperor wore the uniform of a "Marshal of the Empire" and received the homage of his African subjects in the throne room of the Quirinal in presence of the Secretary of State for Italian East Africa, General Terruzai—Trans-
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