Dr, Sun's Tr: opé Claiming Another tory over Chen Chiung ming: Pir Rampant and Crime in Canton: Further Canton, Apr. 17, Reports from the allied "constitutionalist" troops on the Eastern front indicate that they have succeeded during the last fow days in getting control of the Canton-Kowloon Railway and driving the followers of General Chen Chiung-ming towards their stronghold at Waichow.—Dr. Sun's men also claim that Pokio has, fallen, The people of Fatshan, a- city ten miles_west of Canton, after having closed their shops for five days as a protest against further taxation, finally resumed bus nees on'April 16, upon assurance that the new imposts would not be enforced. This city, with. a population of nearly 500,000, was occupied by Yunnanese mercenary ies in January, 1928, nnd it has remained a Yunnanese spoil of wow ever since. The other day the transportation companies and shipowners operating at Fatshan Were ordered to make an extra charge of 30 per cent, on their freight and passenger rates and to-turn the additional proceeds over to the Yunnanese commanders.
Gwing to the prevalence of piracy along the West River aod the extension of commandeering by troops from steam launches to small junks, very. little business is being done, and the refusal of the ship-owners to pay the further tax was early this week supported by al} merchants. in Fatshan, they having gone as far as to stop shipments altogether as a protest against the many now taxes, "The merchants in Canton, however, may be unable to avoid the 20 per cent, increase in rates for their transportation, In Canton the tariffs of both the Can-fon-Samaini, and, the Centon, Railways have been more than hankow tung Section)
once increased, the present rate being from 44' to 59. per. cent. higher than a year ago, in order to provide funds for the war.
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