Rumours are fying thick and fast di with the foundation of the Hu Han-min bloc taken away, must the structlure topple over? Will Mayor Liv Chi-wen, Chairman Lin Yun-kal, eral of this bloc be shaken loose. from their positions, or step aside to save face?" Journalists are betting that these" two worthies will ultimately if not now fail in health, or will conjure up other suitable reasons for resigning. Commissioner of Reconstruction Hoh Kal-lat is one more whom they put down as 0 loser in the great game of politics.
The reporters are not looking for a flock of resignations to come in before the autumn. They do believe they will come quickly tothe Hu-ites by then, in advance of the convoca: tion of the 8th Parly Congress which sits in November, lest thereafter the Nanking Government, broader powers derived from the Congress, ame successors to these followers of the Rightist leader.
The Need for Money Last week vernacular and foreign Journals inaccurately printed all about a big $15,000,000 bond issue for construction purposes. Treaturer An Feng-po rushed into prt to deny the story. In reality Kwantung has her eyes on the Boxer Indemnity Fund as convenient source for plenishing her construction money. chest.
She has made bold to put in a request for a coot $20,000,000. Impatient officials could not wait for a government reply, #9 obtained express sions of opinions from friends In the Government at the capital by private radiograms. Whatever is forthcoming will net be in a lump sum, but will be given out piecemeal Naturally Kwangtung had to make a showing of actual need for this subsidy, and of her intention to spend it wisely. Roughly the estimated expenditures under the second three-year reconstruction plan. which will succeed the frst three year plan next January were set out in a report that has been despatched to the Capital. Thie province is 50- ing into the making of chemicals in a big way, and other kinds of in-Gustrial projects will also be launch ed. Rivers will be deepened, and articular branches running thrower country regions to facilitate river exactions made or them before, highway building will again go on apace.
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