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give the girls ample space for physical exercise. Next to the main entrance accommodation is provided for coolies' quarters as well as a covered open space for the girls' private rickshaws.
The International Settlement in Shanghai has erected one of the biggest gaols in the world, mostly for Chinese convicts. The latest addition is the section for foreign prisons as illustrated. The male section of the building
The Secondary School for Chinese Girls', Shanghai. The building is a partly solid brick and partly concrete-framed structure, faced externally with tiles and cement rendering. The assembly hall can be used for cinematograph shows
is planned as a cross and accommodates over 150 people; an adjoining smaller building is the female division, ac- commodating about 30 women. Both building are solid concrete structures hammer-dressed outside. The size and equipment of individual cells are according to British standard.
The new inmate is received, registered, medically examined, etc., on the ground floor, where the offices of the gaol officers, the superintendent's office, visitors' rooms, etc., are situated. Two solid concrete staircases, as well as a hospital lift, lead to the upper floors, where are situated the cells, common washing rooms, dining rooms, and kitchens. Three such kitchens had to be provided for white people, Sikhs, and Mohammedans, the two latter requiring special food preparation according to their religious rites, and consequently different kitchen equipment. On the top floor large workshops are provided
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