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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 24, 1937,
RECORD INCREASE OF
EMPLOYMENT
REPORT OF MINISTRY OF LABOUR
Britain's progress towards industrial, In December, 1935, there were 1,369,- recovery, is clearly indicated in the an-000 persons registered as unemployed. nual report of the Minister of Labour, After a seasonal rise in January the Mr. Ernest Brown.
numbers fell, and 1988 closed with a Three outstanding facts emerge total of 1,629,000 persons on the regis from an analysis of the employment tera. This was 240,000 fewer than the and unemployment position during previous December and 1,274,000 below 1936. They are
the peak
figure smployment,
An exceptionally sharp rise in the 2,903,000, reached in
1933, numbers available for employment. The total at December, 1936, included
A record increase in employment. 69,000 "casuals," and 195,000 persons- A marked decrease in unemploy- "temporarily stopped." There were ment the average incidence of also 32,000 juveniles and, as there is in unemployment fell from 15:3 per the country as a whole a firm demand cent. in 1935 to 18 per cent. in 1986. for juvenile labour, they cannot be re- The report states that the total num-garded as part of the real problem" of ber of insured persons aged 14—64——— unemployment. exclusive of those insurable under the agricultural scheme rose from 18,- 708,000 in July, 1935, to 13,980,000 in July, 1936, and increase of 272,000. Of this increase 203,000 was accounted for by boys and girls of 16 and 17 years. of age, in consequence of the increased birth rate in the immediate post-war years.
Southward Trend Of Industry
PATRIOTISM IN ADVERTISING
Signs Must Be In
State Colours-
The greatest proportionate increase was 4.6 per cent., in the South-Eastern All signboards displayed by shops division. In the South-Western divi- in Istanbul are in future to be sion the increase was 3.3 per cent painted scarlet and white the
London 3.2 per cent., Midlands 2.6 per
cent, North-Eastern division 1.4 per Turkish national colours. cent., Scotland 1.3 per cent., North- The boards, have also to be a re- Western division 0.2 per cent. In gulation size-27 inches by 11 in- Wales there was a decrease of 1.1 per ches. The background will be paint-
cent.
During the thirteen-year period, ed scarlet and the lettering will be July, 1923, to July, 1986, the numbers white.
of work-people in the Southern section This uniforming has been de- of the country London, South- Eastern, South-Western, and Midland creed so that the scheme of divid- divisions increased at a higher rateing Istanbul into coloured zones than in the remainder of the country. shall not be spoiled by garish sign- Between 1923 and 1936 the proportion boards.
of the insured population in the South "All" buildings, municipal kiosks
rose from 45.6 per cent. to 51.6 per cent.
and tram and taxi-stations in the....... Analysing the increase in employ main streets of Pera, the European ment, the report states that the estim-quarter of the city, are being ated average number of insured per-
painted light grey under the sons in employment during 1936 was substantially higher than in any pre-scheme. Buildings in "less import- vious year and over 500,000 higher than ant streets are to be painted in 1935. In December the figure reach-darker shades of the same colour. ed the new high level of 11,132,000,00
in
The greatest increase was 6.4 per The main parts of the Oriental cent. in the North-Eastern division; in section of the city, the old Stam- South-Western it was.
6 per cent boul, will be painted brown. : A South-Eastern 5.8 per cent.; Midlands light shade will be used for the 5.2 per cent; London 4.8 per cent.; Scotland 4.9 per cent.; North-Western more important thoroughfares while
cent. 3.6 per
The decline in Wales shades varying from light to cocos. was 0.7 per cent.
and the darkest chocolate brown will be used for "secondary" and
Coal Mining Decline Compared with 1928 the trend of "third-grade" roads. employment exhibits the same charac-
Scarlet paint, with the exception teristic as the insured population. The Victoria largest proportionate increases occur- of that on the notice boards, will
red in the southern section of the be reserved for decoration in streets- country's total amount of employment allotted to "pedestrians only." Light increased between 1923 and 1936 from
blue and green are the colours June 5 June 12 June 1847.6 per cent. to 54.8 per cent.
"As regards changes in the amount which have been chosen for the June 18 June 24 June 29 of employment afforded by individual] suburban streets.
"the July 3
July 12 industries," the report states,
largest numerical increase between July 14 July 16 July 23 July 28 June, 1935, and June, 1936, was 66,000 in the building industry, in the distri- 29 July 31
Aug. 9
butive trades the increase was 57,000; Aug. 11 Aug. 13 Aug. 19 Aug. 24 in general engineering 57,000 and in motor. vehicle, cycle and aircraft manufacture 40,000; there were also increases in a variety of other indus- tries and services. On the other hand, employment declined in coal mining, in dress-making and in millinery.
“Russia · May" 28 May 30 Japan June 11 June 13
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Japan · Aug. 6 Aug. 8
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NOUVEAUX RICHES:
NATIVES
Squander Money In
NEI
The rubber boom has
produced
"Compared with 1928, there has been an increase in employment of some amazing stories of nouveaux nearly 1,750,000, in spite of a fall in riches natives at Sumatra, in the the mining and quarrying group of over 500,000. All the other main in- dustry groups shared in this improve
Netherlands East Indies, who have the become suddenly wealthy by sale of rubber coupons.
The cou--- "During the same period important pons represent permits to produce changes took place in the distribution rubber under the rubber produc-
ment.
a new
of employment among the. industry groups and as in the case of the in- tion restriction plan. sured population, the proportionem-
In one village à native rode round ployed in mining, quarrying and the manufacturing industries was less, the
his garden on
Japanese decline being from 62 per cent. at bicycle with a flag hoisted. The June, 1928, to 54 per cent. at June, "flag" was made of five-guilder bank 1936; but ~though this is true of the
notes: 13-year period, the experience of the
last few years has been in the reverse To display his wealth, another direction because of the great recovery native, after an elaborate meal at during these years of the manufactura restaurant, called for a basin of ing industries."
beer which to wash his hands.
ett is also reported that some
240,000 Fewer Workless
The report states that owing to the sharp rise in the total numbers avail-natives are using banknotes instead able for employment, the reduction in of banana leaves for plates from the number unemployed was not so which to eat rice. great as the increase in employment.