Where formerly an inmate was! allowed to stay for a month, the period was cut down to two weeks, and he could not apply for readmission until a month had gone by. This ule Kept out the sies, spending type and left beds free for and the deserving.
The Shanghai Munlefpal Council pays the British Governmentsa rental of Tis, 75 monthly for the Work-shelter, as it Is now called, The: shelter is open for applicants between 5 and 6 pam. every day, and no one under the Influence of liquor is ad. mitted. Strict rules prohibit the bringing in of any intoxicants. The
"lights out" 1s at 830 pin.
nae given a supper at 7pm. and Cleanliness is insisted upon. Each person admitted must have a bath Tmmediately he gets in, and a bath dally during his stay. He must also. assist In sweeping and keeping the shelter free from dirt. In the morn" Ing, he Is set his appointed task and he must have frushed it before break fast or have avery good reason why the has not. Otherwise he goes breakfastness, and ig turned out when the shelter closes at 10 am. and refused readmission.
the depression the shelter has been busy. Last month's figures show that 680 persons made use of it. Since New Year the shelter has been full nearly all the time. On January 4 8, 8, 10, 14, 15, 16 the whole twenty-_ four beds were occupied, and on the rest of the nights there have been ever more than three beds vacant.
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