Apr. 9
Ornithologists occasionally of for from their store of knowledge details regarding the habits of rare birds. It would be interesting if the Municipal Council would endeavour to collect similar data through its: Census Department. The Census returns, published in the annual report,' which Ratepayers are now busily digesting after the Easter Holidays, give figures in regard to the occupations of foreigners in the Settlement. The figures reveal some startling facts. It is not surprising to learn for example that there are 862 mercantile assistants. or 1,670 clerks or even 125 journalists in Shanghai. It is when the reader comes to the smaller categories that astonishment
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