Kuomingtang's Orders to Its Newspapers Nanking, Dec. 19.
All_ newspapers throughout the country directly under the control of the Kuomintang must suspend publication on New Year's Day, according to an order issued by' the Publicity Department of the Central Party "Headquarters. The New, Year holiday, however, wil not be extended and publication will have to be resumed on the following day.
In regard to other newspapers, no restrictions of any kind will be imposed, although it is expected that they will issue a small edition' during the holiday.
No newspapers will be allowed to suspend publication on the- old China. New Year season in view of the determination to make the abolition of the Lunar calendar effective.
—Kuo Min,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.