The "North-China Sunday News" learns on very good authority the sale of the Majestic Hotel has now been confirmed. The price was Tis, 3,400,000. Transfer of the deeds took place on December 14, Tue installation of a short wave wireless station at the Chiaotungpy Electrical Supplies Depot, ham Road, has been completed and tests are Said to have proved very satisfactory. This station is ca able of communicating with the Philippine Islands and Saigon.
Not to be Abolished The "Sinwanpao" says that the plan of the Commissioner of Lands for Greater Shanghai to abolish the foreign consular lot numbers has been dropped because of objections con the part of members of the Consular Body.
According to the report, the plea was first mooted when it became known that the Land Office attached to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs was to be abolished and incorporated in the Bureau of Lands for Greater Shanghai at the end of this year. The foreign lot numbers refer to lands owned by Chinese which are registered. in the names of foreigners in their consulates, In view of the consular opposition, it is said, the Commissioner proposes to substitute a "land ownership certificate" which will refer to lots of land, the numbers of which are registered in the foreign consulates. This, it is said, will be put into effect as soon as it iS approved by the Mayor.
Capt. J. J. Bal min, general manager of the Great Northern Telegraph Ca., recently back from the Engineering Conference in Japan.—
Br. T. H. U. Aldridge, for many years head of the SLED. who is now going home to become Vice-president of the, American and Foreign Power Ca.
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