Formal Opening Ceremony at Chungshan Road In bright sunshine, four clean and spacious villages, consisting of 1,000 houses, were formally opened by the Labour Welfare. Commission Greater Shanghai at a ceremony held in Chungshan Road on Salurday after. noon, Gen, Wu Te-chen, the Mayor, who' was instrumental' in the construction of the villages as a means to solve deplorable housing conditions in Shanghai, was the roceplent many congratulatory messages on the occasion, Dedicated to the welfare of the poor people who labour ull day for small wage, each village ly complete with a huge playground, a social 'a tea-house, a reading room ths, Tu order to cary out educational and health programmes efficiently in those villages, specially trained workers have been employed by the Commission In each village. Cluss, rooms and co-opera live stores are other features these villages, The rows of houses in each village tare separated by wide passages along which trees have been plouted. The houses in the village in Chungshan Road are all of one-storey with a spacious loft built above the main room, und a kitchen, w stock-room, In the rear part of the house. "Many windows have been built in order to ensure light, The rental of each these houses In $3 Inclusive of taxes, etc, The four villages. are located ut Chi Mel Road, Pao Sheng Road, Tal Mo Chuo Road and Chung shan Road.
The opening ceremony on Saturday was held in Chungshan Road village. Gen, Wu Te-chen presided. After the opening speech, Major William Darby pald a warm tribute to the Mayor. He said those who. had visited Kiangwan and found the phenomenal growth of the Civic Centre would not be amazed at the erection of these villages and the efforts of the Mayor for the reallzation of any kind of civic need. Two representatives of the villages also spoke, expressing gratitude at the work of the authorities for their welfare. After the speeches, certificates were distributed to about 40 specially trained workers in the villages.
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