Japan, has forwarded to the Council two copies of the volume "Reconstruction of Tokyo" received from the Mayor of Tokyo. In thanking Mr. Ishii for the gift, the Secretary states that one copy has been placed @)in the Public Library, the other doing kept in the Municipal archives.
The compilation of book was undertaken by the Tokyo Municipal Authorities with a view to making a report on reconstruction enterprises in the metropolis to the chief executives and governments lof those powers which sent donations in various forms te sufferers from the great carthqudtke in Japan 1928.
Strikes.—There were five strikes in the Settlement during December, affecting a total of 285 workers, and resulting in a loss of 697 working days. The concerns in which these disputes occurred were the Hah Foong Silk Weaving Factory, 282 Tongshan Road; China Telegraph Bureau, 200 Szechuen Roads Kong Tai Hosiery Factory, 1080 Ward Road; and Jansen Leather Factory, 2454 Pingliang Roa The following table shows the position of strikes in December compared with the—_previouy month:
No.of No.of No.of hands working Aros strikes, affected, dnyalont, Settlement a oer Chinese contro!
Ted territory 5 Two wrens (Settlement) sand. Chinese territory 1 160 B40
Total for December 1k 018. 34,507
Foul for Now. 102 td 7,004 63,998
Some 6,800 workers were rendered" idle during December through 16 industrial concerns closing down or suspending operation temporarily ded ten silk Hlatures employing 5,059 operatives.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.