Pointing out that there are too many hotels in Shanghai and the the hotel business is practically pai alized, a letter has been addressed by the Shanghai Hotel Proprietors Association to the Chinese Ratepayers Association, asking the latter to request the Municipal Council not to ise any more hotel licences to applicante, The number of hotels in' Shang: hai, the writers say, ten years Was just sufficient to meet the demand and, therefore, they were able to make some profits each year, but now investors, ignorant of the local social and economical conditions, have opened a number of hotels here with the result that business is now versely affected. There are al-too many hotels here and the are that the number will increase substantially. Many of the hotel proprietors lose money because of the heavy taxation, high rents, increase in wages of employees, and, generally, the high cost of living, the petition continues.
It fs, therefore, necessary that the Municipal Council should impose restrictions on the number of local hotels and refuse to issue any more licences to new applicants, the petition concludes, and the Chinese Ratepayers Association are asked to take the matter up with the Council. the first floor. The Judge's cham bers are at the extreme western and. The district attorney's office faces tine elevator while the court Hibrary: is at the cast end from the lift entrance. The clerk's room and the Jcourt room ave in the western end ear the Judge's chamber.
Judge Purdy's residence is in the westera half of the third floor and the residence of the Consul-General she western half of the fourth rand Mrs. Cunningham at their new residence after September Practically every member of the consular staff will have residential, quarters in the building. Quarters huave been allocated by the Consul General to Dr, G, Sellett, Inv. Porter, and Mr. J. M. Howes. tically' everyone has moved wit exception of Vice-Consul Lynch and
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