Hongkong, May 27. Emissaries of the "Reformed Government" in Nanking are somewhere in Hongkong and South China to contact leading followers of Mr. Wang Ching-wei in order to induce them to go to the former capital to become Cabinet Ministers or to accept other lucrative posts, It is learned that several of Wang's important followers including Mr. Chen Kung-po are still in South China, The lesser lights are reported to have left Hongkong for Shanghai last week following the alleged return of Mr. Wang Ching-wei from Japan as reported in a Chungking dispatch. It is said that he might shortly head a new government under Japanese auspices.
It is expected that the so-called Peace Maintenance Commission in Canton will adhere to the new regime under ' Mr. Wang Ching-weL "General" Lu Chun-yung, a member of the Canton outfit, is on his way to Shanghai to interview Mr. Wang concerning Canton's relations with his new organization. After that he will proceed to Japan to present the views of his Canton colleagues on possible ce-operation with the new regime.
To maintain his prestige, Mr. Wang is said to have suggested that Japanese troops in Canton should be evacuated in favour of Chinese protective corps, which is in charge of peace preservation, and the Japanese may consider such' proposal.
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