Hankow, Nov. 25.
One month after the Japanese rapture of the triple cities! at the confluence of the Yangtze and Han civers, the Wuhan Peace Maintenance Commission came into being here aday.
With its (headquarters in the former Commercial Bank in the ex-British Concession, the Commission will take over the civilian administration in the three cities.
Police, public works, relief and other "functions will be assumed by the Commission, which will also impose and collect taxes. These will be levied on houses, business, land, and other items.
Both land and water police services will be restored.
Mr. Chin An-jen, a prominent merchant, has assumed the presidency of the Commission.
Directing their appeal to the Nanking "Reformed Government," the Peiping "Provisional Government" and other public organizations within the Japanese-occupied areas of North and Central China, representatives of 68 hsiens in Hupeh province requested immediate relief of refugees in 'a circular telegram dis-Patched today.
The telegram, signed by Mr. Nich Tai-jen, declared that further ċontinuance of the conflict would mean the destruction of the political, economic and cultural fabric of Gescribabio. suffering by millions' China," pointing out to the
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