Nine Residential Districts for 150,000 Poor Nanking, June 24.
Nanking's mud hut dwellers, num: bering 180,000, or 37,000 families, approximately one-seventh of the pop: {ation of the capital, will shortly moved to more comfortable living quarters, with better lighting and Ventilation facilities, in nine matshed zones outside the city gates, The mow of land and matsheds will cost $20 to build. "One-third of the construction fund will be appropriated by the elly treasury, while the romainder will be borne by the dwel-Tera.
Inexpensive materials will be used the. construction. " The sheds will stand on brick foundations and each will have three windows. Men Suring 8 ft high, 5 ft. wide, and 10 Jong, each matshed will contain 'a. bedroom and a living room Central News. official in Japan in 1897, He wa promoted consul in 1914 and became Consul-General in 1920. He is ro-tiring upon attaining the age of 69.
Mr. Holmes married, on May 30, Miss Florence Evelyn Finlay Shirras, This was his second marriage, his first wife, Mrs. Ina Leslie Holmes having died in Yokohama in September, 1994.—Domel,
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