Shanghai has recently disposed of its property on Hongkong Road in order to purchase a-lot in the southern district of the Settlements upon which to erect a modern Association building to care for the to! needs of young men in the southern and western districts of the city.
Some time ago the Association raised by public subscription a sum of money with the purpose of erecting a men's hotel. Something less than $100,000 was secured in subscriptions of which up to date the sum of $52,381.85 has been paid in cash, After the campaign was completed the directors gave careful thought to the plans for the future and conferred with leading Association secretaries from China and from abroad. The membership in the present Association increased very rapidly and the need for branch buildings became apparent. It was decided that the best scheme would be to erect a new branch building somewhere in the French Concession or south which should include generous space for dormitories and restaurant, thus supplying the need for the hotel feature Tt should also include Association features for the benefit of the young men of that section of the cit; It is hoped that the money raised for the hotel project will be the nucleus of the sum needed to provide adequately for the southern district and ab the save time provide such hotel features as were originally contemplated in the hotel scheme. The sum at present in hand is not adequate to purchase land and erect a building. Tt, will be necessary to raise an additional amount from the Shanghai community and it is hoped that. the Y. A, International Committee of New York will give some substantial help. Certainly the project should be carried through as early as possible, at latest at some time during next year.
A China Relief Day has been organized at Manila, to take place next week, for a 200,000 peso drive in aid of the famine sufferers.
The sequel to a murder which took place in the country near Jessfield in February last occurred in Staza Station on September 30, when a Chinese was handed over to to the police as being the murderer of a woman nonicd Zien Wang-sz, his wife. The accused admits the crime.
We are informed that the Consul-General for Spain has demanded the return of the "Wheel," the famous gambling resort on Paoshan Road which was sealed by order of the Commissioner of Defence two yeats ago. The Couimissioner of Foreign Affairs has referred the matter to the Military lioner
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