Govt. Scheme to Replace Primitive Huts Nanking, Jan, 4.
The Chinese authorities are devoting much attention to housing condi: tions in Nanking, especially among! the indigent classes. The first prob-to demolish primitive huts and to build houses to replace them.
The Central Political Council recently adopted, with minor modifieations, a scheme proposed by Mr. Wang Ching-wei for the establishment of a "residential quarter for the poorer classes." The scheme requitts fan outlay of $2,800,000 to be spread Over a period of seven years. Towards this sum, the Municipal Government. will be called upon _to furnish $250,000 each year and the Central Government $180,000. For the frst year, however, the Central Government will have to provide! only. $100,000, the remaining $50,000] coming from' public subscriptions.
'The original scheme proposed by' Mr. Wang asked for an annual appropriation of only $100,000 from the Central Treasury, and provided thst $50,000 be raised annually by means of public subscriptions. Tt was. how-fever, considered inadvisable by the Central Political Council that a Gov. ernment financing scheme should) count upon public subscriptions and. therefore, "the Central Government was asked to bear an annital share of $180,000 instead of $100,000.
'Although this scheme has been but] recently adopted, the Municipal a thorities already' have made a good start in their effort to solve the city's housing problem. One group of houses, designed by experts of the Municipal Government, has been completed on a large lot of land on! Side the Yi Kiang Meng, while similar groups are being planned to replace huts and other primitive ships tied up by the strike were released immediately after the pact had been signed.
The Guilds at first had threatened to call a strike affecting 13. river steamers and 40 British ofoers, but, as the result of the dismissal of four senior British affeers of the steamer Yue Ton, 600 European officers aboard river and coastal boats were called out—Reuter.
Dr. Wang Chun; Permanent Court at The Hague, sailing for Geneva about the middle of this month. Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of the Executive Yuan, and Mr. Sun Fo, President of the Legisla~ tive Yuan, are expected to confer with Dr. Wang before then in connection with the Nanking-Canton rapprochement.
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