Nanking. Aug. 17.
A set of emergency regulations governing press censorship in the Capital has been promulgated by the Metropolitan Gendarmerie Headquarters.
According to these regulations, only false and groundless reports concerning the current military and political situation, and Communist, or reactionary propaganda matter shill be suppressed. The duties of censorship are to be discharged by a Press Censorship Board composed of representatives of the Central Pub-lie ity Department, the Commander= in-Chief's Headquarters, the Metropolitan Gendarmerie Headquarters and the Metropolitan Police Headquarters. In the carrying out of their duties, the censors shall cooperate as far as possible with mem~ bers of the press and shall not resort to arbitrary and tyrannical measures nor assume a domineering attitude, All reports concerning: military, political diplomatic affairs as well as banditry and Communist activities shall be subject to examination by the Censorship Board, Important provisions of the Regadations include:—
1. All. reports submitted to. th must be properly solu agents which have got' been formally. approved by the Genso Board shall not be issued or published 3 publica. tion, "detent ud "papers, tion of those responsible willie tloslag down of dittoes and lien (b) Bai" oF aisctoses ports to foreign Ignores the instructions of the.
fensorhip Boi (ay aloe the Wauihorined "head (o) Leaves tlanie "spaces in the Retises %o send its reports for sapere: oF military so porte emanating from the All official communiques and will henceforth: be exclusively -cireul= ted By the Central Publicity Depart 5. All reports which have been approved and authorized by the Censor~ Ship Board must be stamped with seal—Kuo Min.
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