(Continued from page 482.) house may be the unit of building, it definitely is not the unit of eoupaney—and it is the latter which should be studied. The unit of cupaney is the single room, and. seems fo me that the greatest advance in alleviating the highly unsatisfactory state of affairs which exists to-day, can be made by frst. acknowledging that fact. Tt should bbe possible for our Municipal "Authorities, architects and others con cerned to study the problem from that angle, and to. plan buildings. which will afford single-room accom with properly constructed at a rental within the reach of large number of those who are now compelled to join with several other families in the occupation of a "lI" house, which is so unsuited to this kind of multiple tenancy. of Tientsin who watched their coppers closely " in their marketing during the seven day period ended September 4 doubtless noticed a slight increase in the price of clothing, food and fuel prices. The Indice of Commodity Prices and Cost of Living in Tientsin, released by the Nankai Institute of Economies, Feported an increase from 9985 to "fuels, light and water," with foods next.' A gain of 158 was also ported in clothing prices in Tientsin.
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