No confirmation of the reported seizure of the Customs House has been received from Canton.
Phe "Cantoa Gazette," in an editorial article, says: "The people of Kuangtung would suffer untold miseries should trouble arise between the foreign Powers and the Southern Government over the Customs surplus question. Not only will the market here be gravely affected but the market at Shanghai would likewise be thrown into panic. We cannot emphasize the enormity of such a consequence and would caution both sides to proceed very carefully in the interest of millions of Assertion of Right to Control Application of Kuangtung Revenues Canton, Dec. 7, Dr, Sun Yat-sen has authorized publication of the following state-
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