'A. welcome, change has: been brought about in connection with several of the leading Chinese hotels of the International Settlement and there is now a noted absence of the noise of sing-song.girls and mal Jongg players with which one had to put.up in days gone by.
Inquiries have been made and it has been learneil that several.of the hotels. are determined ta al strictly by the Municipal by-laws which provide that there shall be drunkenness, noise,. disorderly or immoral conduct, or gambling permitted on the promises.
'This is an innovation' so far as Chinese hotels go and it will be interesting to see the.results..
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