Had the plot been successful, the key members of the Reformed Government would have been wiped out for present at the function were Mr. Liang Hung-chih, Chairman of the Executive Yuan; Mr. Wen Tsung-yao, President of the Legislative Yuan; Gen. Jen Yuan-tao, Minister of Public Security; Mr. Ku Cheng, Minister of Education; Mr. Hu Jengtai, Minister of Justice, and Mr. Kao Kuan-wu, Mayor of Nanking, Several high Japanese military and consular officials were also present, bringing to total attendance to more than 20 persons.
Mr. Liang was only slightly affected as he had not imbibed much wine, physicians said, Regret was expressed today by a Japanese consular spokesman that many officials, particularly high Chinese officials, should have suffered "from an oversight of the Consulate-General."
"Fortunately, the effect of the poison was checked before it had time to be fatal," the spokesman declared.
Mr. Liang, interviewed at ihe Dojinkai hospital this evening, told Domei that he expected to return home tomorrow.
Mayor Kao, who was among those worst affected, will be detained for a few days, physicians said.—Domei.
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