The Mercenary Troops and the Public Revenues The strength of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's army in Canton is, after all, not 20 great as the waste of Cantonese Wealth in the last two years has led many to believe, writes the Chine correspondent of the "Hongkong Daily Press". Dr. Sun Yatsen's army in Canton has only 182,000 men, according to reports recently submitted to the Secretary of War. The figures for the several com revenue offices in Canton and vicinity now held by the mercenary troops. 'The Yunnanese alone are controlling many revenue sources. Aside from the Canton-Samshui Railroad and the gambling traffic income of Canton, the Yunnanese are controlling the' Shipping License Bureaux of Canton, Samshui, Fatshan, and Chanchuen; the Wine and 'Tobacco 'Monopoly Tax Bureaux of Canton and Tsingyuan; the House Rent and Police Taxes of Fatshan, Yimpo, and other large towns along' the Canton-Samshui Railroad; the Namkwan Theatre rent and war tax cdllections on the East Bund; the Brothels License of Canton and Fatshan; and the land deeds examination fees at Fatshan,
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