Canton, Sept. 21.
'The Canton authorities, now dominated by the so-called "Bolshevist" faction headed by Mr. Hu Han-min, the Civil Governor, and Mr. Liao Chung-hoi, the former' Civil Governor, have finally decided, it is said, to put their nationali zation policy into practice in the territories they control.
The scheme will be to order property owners to exhibit their land eds to the Kuomintang agents thin two months after the proclamation of the measure and to [pay a deeds examination fee of one dollar or more according to the value of improvements on the lot; and to confiscate all lands the owners of which fail to comply with the order. Little time is sidering the wide area of Kuangtung and the disturbance throughout the province. all homes in the vil~ ind tare without deeds, they have handed down from father. to son for many generations.
The scheme was promul the Kuangtung Bureau of under the heading of "Taxes on. Buildings Without Deeds,"
By removing from office Mr. Li Po-chang, the Magistrate-of Nam-hol District, the authorities have: put an end to the system of appointing local officials in' Kuangtung with some regard to the wishes of the people. A system was adopted 192 during the administration of General Chen Chiung-ming as Civil Governor Kuungtung, whereby district magix. trates were appointed from three candidates nominated by the izens of the district. For a time practically: all magistrates in, Kuangtung held office by virtue of their having been nominated by the people, but upon the return of Dr.
to Canton early in 1922, the system was abolished. Mr. Li, who held office until yesterday, was the last nominated magistrate.
Unless the militarists cease com: mandecring the revenue of Kuangtung, no one will be able to adi trate properly the financial affairs of the Province, according to Br. Liao Chung-hoi, retiring Civil Governor in Canton. who has de clined the appointment of Secretary of Finance to the al Headquarters of the Generalissims
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