Important Powers Given to Newly Appointed Official The Nationalist Government in Nanking has formally accepted the resignation of Gen. Pei Chung-hsi Garrison Commissioner for the Shanghai and Woosung Districts and abolished the post. Instead, the office of the Commissioner of Gendarmerie, a position which was created last year and later abolished, has been resuscitated, and Gen. Chien Ta-chun, commander of the 2nd Army Corps, has been appointed to the position, concarrentnth his present tas 7 Gen, Chien, who has been Nanking for several days past, and who last week assumed an appoint ment as q member of the Kiangs Auiminiatrative Council, returned to Shanghai on Sunday morning.
The Government has passed 2 series of regulations regarding the powers of the new Commissioner, among which are the follo People to be Suppressed The Shanghai and Woosuns Commissioner of Gendarmerie shall have the power to suppress counter-revolutionaries and others She interfere with the progress of the revolutionary movement, who congregate together, and who deliver speeches, disseminate news, pictures, books, posters, Advertisements and playlets of a counter-revolutionary nature; Suppress persons who gather, together to cause trouble and/or to interfere with the progress of the revolution, military affairs, directly or indirectly, and wh circulate rumours; Suppress civilians and nor military officers who carry arms without proper authority Commandect foodstutts and other supplies in times of ale solute military necessity; Search atcamers, trains, junks other vehicles and/or to, stop every and any moans of 'Commandecr' the arms and ammunitions of persons auth: erizod to possess or to carry the same in case of absolute neces sity:
Censor mails, telegraphs, papers and/or other printed mate ter; Fake charge of all matte involving military considerations Direct the civil courts in cas _necessit Deal with eases involving: capital punishment; and ter and search private wes in case of absolute necessity.
It ig reported that employees of the former Gartison Commissioner's yamen met on Monday to protest Against their loss of positions and telegraphed to Gen. Pei Chung-list in Hankow regarding the matter, the latter having installed them. He replied that they should come to Hankow and he would find em-Toyment for them. Some find reply an intimation of his diss feanere with Chiang Kalshek over Rie" abuttion of the effec of Gar-Hoon Commissioner, and the stitution of Commissioner of Gens darmeti
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