Some very interesting statistics are available from a report issued the Greater Shanghai Bureau of Public Safety as the result of the July census, The figures relate nly to the Chinese-controlled arca and do not include the Internatio al Settlement or the French Concession, During July, says the report, there were in Shanghai 164,189, Jarmers, 318,089 labourers, 173,324 anerchants, 70484 students, 1,836 Kuomintang officials, 4,524 persons holding government office, 905 military officers (excluding _noncommissioned oticers), 21,295 per-eas engaged in communications services, 82 journalists, 203 entinleers, 159 lawyers, 37 accountants, 4,618 medical practitioners, 1,062 olaiers, 4426 policemen, 321,896. it: family service, 49,190 servants, 67)- OXF apprentices, 60,397 engaged in migcellancous services, and 318,117 unemployed, ligious beliefs, there wore: 1,129 Buddhist priests, 524 Maoists, 522 nuns, 5,568 Mohommedant; 11,831 Protestants and 1 293 Roman Catholics.
"ie different kinds of hongs and shops are classified as follows:—nix''banks, 861 jewellery stores, 31 ative banks, 101 pawnshops, 133 Jodging houses, two exchanges, twp, insurance companies, 345 commprications companies, 3,284 food shops; three newspaper offices, 821 Piece, goods shops, 91 curio shops, theatres, 11 cinema houses, 19 Qmusement resorts, 46 gardens, even billiard rooms, 12 clubs, 1,108 grain stores, 185 cattle and poultry shops, 290 tea houses, 1,905 tobac-0 shops, 628 wine shops, 463 herd shops, 483 firewood and coal shops, 362 brick and lime shops, 51 silk stores, 210 cotton hongs, 240 lum-bet: jorigs, 78:-varnish. shops, 147 Paper stores, 793 cotton and textile: shops; 203: for shopsy.691 leather: shops; 64: embroidery": storee, " 135 fan shops, 140 umbrella shops, 948 Rhat,.,.shoe, clothing and, hosiery stores,, 2,055, rattan and "bamboo furniture shops, 1,420 ivory. stores, 202, porcelain. stores, 1,982, grocery shgps, 148 book, stores, 1,337, hot waler shops, 62 photographers, 254 tuting, companies, 374 laundries, tailors, 7S.path houses, 1,223.
dedrepsers,..75. tin, fgil- shor, 80 employment Agencies, w°4) stopped," he "The Bureau of Public Utilities was only formed two years ago and, in the first_month of its inception, we found that it was possible to make $2,000 profit on the turnover."
"That profit," added Mr. significantly, "and all future profits, will be devoted exclusively to the otterment of the ferry" service. There are 150,000 passengers eross. ing the Whangpoo in every 24 hour:, and it is our firm and earnest intention to better conditions for them."
As regards the question of private enterprise, Mr. Tan was of 0} that developed by the Municipality. have had several years' experience abroad," he said, "all of which goes to emnvince me that someone 'n Greater Shanghai should go ahead We are really doing our utmost to work for the "public good," he added, "and the support we have ' received has} been most gratifying. The foreign firns in Shanghai have - been very helpful, andd I have nothing but gratitude for the way I have deen received in Kangkong. I hava spect the systems here. Plans} have been put at my disposal, ana your officials here have been mors! than kind to me. As I told yor in our previous interview, I am definitely decided to ine: xporate features of the Hongkong ferry] system into the new scheme."
'The system of ferries, as after ward outlined in detail to th "China "Mail" representative by Me. 'Tan, is a very comprehensive one. "There is one particular jetts' whied we ave very anxious to he said, "but the position is fraught with certain difficulties, I refer to the proposed ferry service from Avenue Edward "VII to may know, Avenue!
Yang King Pang creek, which was filled up some years ago to form, a road.
"We are not interested in the ical aspect of the situation, but we should feel greatly gratified if the authorities on the Western side would grant us the privilege of putting in a jetty at the mouth of the all eveek.
"Tt is the logical place for what] might be termed the class of ferry such as the Star ferry here. We are well aware that we shall need different routes to Pootung, but we do feel that a service from this point is absolutely essential."
"The devehspment of Kowloon in recent years," Mr. Tan went on, "is practically a parallel case to wha: we'wish to do in Pootung. But do not wish any m 'The funds which we con: fidently expect to realise from the Few services will be devoted ex: clusively to the betterment of conditions' on the Eastern side. We actually Have in contemplation th: construction of an arterial road there—iut of course," he odel smilingly, "we must make a beginning first."
In the course of further conversation, Mr. Tan added that th: property of his Bureau already exceeded $800,000, and that support was forthcoming from all quarters,
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