Nanking welcomes back to-day 'Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the Netional' Government, after an' absence of two months at Kuling where the aged Chief Executive spent his tomary summer vacation, taken place in North China for a long. time, Little importance, however, 15 allached to the -ofMfcial' explanation {for this step. According to this view, the Council' which was set May 1933, when war was in progress slong the Grest Wall, in order to negotiate for a cessation of hostilities Jand the general settlement of the situation, has now fulfilled its purpose, conditions in North China having returned to normal.
Chinese circles rather incline to the belief that the abolition of the Council is closely connected with the: resumption of his duties by Mr. Wang. [Ching-wel. It is suggested that the Central Government having at last definitely made up its mind to a policy of "collaboration" with Japan, the Japanese, for their part, are now prepared to deal direct with the Nat king authorities on North China questions and see no necessity for maln-
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