Shanghs Tt was learned from usually reliable Chinese sources yesterday that Mr. Eugene Y. P. Kiang, Chinese member of the Shanghai Municipal Council, had resigned and that Mr. Chen Ting-ili, a well known Chinese lawyer and 8 Chinese committeeman of the Coun il, would probably be ce-opted to succeed him, The change would be made accord~ ing to the Yang King Pang Land Re gulations which allow such a proce: dure when a member of the Council resigns while he has not yet finished serving his term of office, It will be recalled that Mr. Kiang, son-in-law of Mr. Vu Ya-chin coven of Chinese members of the Couneit and a well known lawyer in Shanghai, left Shanghai several months ago afler the new Nanking regime had announced its black list Mr. Kiang was mentioned as one of those wanted by the new régim Mr. Kiang is a member of board of @irectors of the Fuh Tan University which, has moved from Kiangwan to the interior of froe: China following she outbreak of hostilities, Mr. Kiang went to Chungking and was appointed head of the general department of the university and concurrently head of the department of law. Seeing that it would be impossible for him to return to Shanghai in the near future he has resigned from his Shanghai Fast, the same sources stated,
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