Edwardes felt a lack of support , particularly from the new KMT government in Nanking from 1928 .
Edwardes resigned from the Customs Service on 31 December 1928 and Maze was chosen to be the new Inspector - General .
Feeling a lack of support , particularly from the new KMT government in Nanking from 1928 , Edwardes resigned from the Customs Service on 31 December 1928 and Maze was chosen to be the new Inspector - General .