All houses belonging to the Baokers' Guild are to he let at " redaction of 10 per cent on their asks! rents and other properties owned Pablic Bodies may soon follow salt in thie respret.
A meeting of the Rear Redaction Committees was held on the 18th instant in the Western Garden. The first question considered was the means of obtaining " uniform redaction in th rents of the Southern natly Mr. Shen Hsieh-cho, the Obsirman of the sew Committee, in " lengthy speech, referred to the indisputable fact that the growth of the Native town was far behind that of the northern parte (i.e. foreign Settlements.) He urged that the present was an extraordinary opportunity for them all to make an effort to promote ni interests and them to " level with or even sar-passing those of the foreign town, What better steps were there than the universal and uniform redaction of house-rents? He had no doubt that a great namber of the Chinese tenants who were living in foreign quarters were compelled to do so by necessity and circumstances. At the present would even leave the sacrifice if it were in their power to do so, Others also spoke. 5,000 people attended the meeting.
December 23.
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