'A. well-known Chinese merchant in Hongkong who owns many houses in Canton has gone to that with a view to presenting a petition to Marshed Li Chi-sen that all the Kuomintang organs and soldiers occupying his premises should pay rent. The landlords of these houses not only fail to get any rent but have to pay all charges for electri ity and water consumed by the uninvited guests, Many wealthy Chinese in Hongkong own houses in Canton, and some of them are now occupied by soldiers who pay no rent. These warriors have the idea that, since they wear uniform, they do not have to pay rent for their housing accommodation or ear fare when travelling. Every day, officers travel on the Kowloon-Canton Rai way or other lines without paying any fare. Since they are officers they insist on travelling first-clat without buying a ticket. Some these officers were bandit chiefs from the wilds of East River disarm:
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