Tientsin, Sept. 17.
The dear occurred here last night' of Mr. Chang Chih-tan, aged 82, 0 member of the recently—abolished. Peiping Political Affairs Readjustment 'Committee. Born at Fengjun, Hopel, he obtained the degree of Chu Jen under the Imperial regime through competitive "examination. He was acting Minister of Interior in the Peking republican regime in. 1020 and acting' Minister of Communications the succeeding year. He was made Vice-President of the Financial Reorganization Commission fof the Peking Government in 1924.
After the Kuomintang came into power, Mr. Chang lived in retirement until 1993, who he was appoint Jed a member of the Peiping Political Affairs Readjustment—Committee—Kuo Min,
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