At the hands of the Japanese the street-lighting system has certainly undergone improvement. In comparison fo the times when it was run by Russians and Chinese, the city blazes with light. Better street~ Lghting was planned to be brought. into effect over a period of two years, and in 1938, 1,000 new lampposts' were erected on the eighteen Drineipal streets. In 1939, 1,300 new lamp-posts will be erected the remaining 20 streets at sufficiently lighted, entailing a_ total expenditure of ¥03,000. The sum of '¥35,000 has already been spent, with Y380 the cost per lamp-post." This. expenditure is considered low in Siriet control over the construction of "new. buildings is foreseen. When the city first came under the control of the present authorities, the latter encouraged and aided construction of new. buildings for schools, hospitals and clubs. A recent) notification, however, states that future only buildings of a character Terrorist Outbreak In Hongkong Hongkong, Mar. 3. Two minor officials of the Japanese-controlled Canton Bovernment were assassinated by armed Chinese gangs here today, marking the first cases of anti-Japanese terrorism to occur in South China, The assassins escaped after fatally wounding the two minor Canton officials—United Press.
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