Dr. Sun Yat-sen has issued his orders for the Northern expedition against President Tsao Kun. He has also issued orders for the arrest of all members of Parliament, who have voted for President Tsao Kun, charging them with having accepted bribes for their votes.
The Cantonese nowadays are not so much concerned with the question of th® legality of the Peking Presidency as with their own affairs. The land inquisition in Canton is still progress. The military authorities "are selling Government lands and buildings in order to raise war funds. A reward of 20 per cent. from the proceeds of the sale is given to everyone informing the Government of the position of Government lands, and as a result sometimes as many as 70 or more streets and large sections of property have been reported as Government property. At the present moment thousands of homes are in danger.
Large sections of the city, including parts of Tungshan, Honan and Wong-sha, are claimed as originally Government lands, unlawfully occupied by the present land holders.
Gen. Tang Chi-yao has sent many troops and a large quantity of opium to Kuangsi overland. So far the Yunnanese have not shown their colours, although there have been minor engagements which may have been due to misunderstanding. The object of the expedition is not yet known here.
Mr. Chou Lu, a leading member of the Kuomintang, has tendered his resignation to Dr. Sun Yat-sen as Commissioner of Finance, but Dr. Sun is asking him to continue in office.
The chaotic conditions of Kuangtung finance owing to the seizure by the troops of revenue offices make the post a very difficult one.—Reuter.
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