1918-10-28 — Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

*Dearth of Skilled Labour. The development of industries har led to a dearth of killed labour, and there has been keen sompetition among factory owners to entice workers from one place to another, causing. much inson venissos to emplovers, says the Japan Chronide. As a result the Nata Prefecturs) muthorities bave prohibited the “taking away!" of men from the prefecture, and Waka. Jama Prefecture has also pro- claimed, a similar prohibition. The question of obtaining Isbour in of even greater importance in Hyogo Prefecture, but for from adopting similar measures it is reparted the

Pre-

fectural authorities contemplate | memorialising the Government, arging the necessity of abolish ing the exclusionist policy adopt

d by Nara and Wakayama prefectures, from the point of view of promoting the industries of the country as a whole. It is difficult to see how the Nara and Wakayama suthorities can "oonserve" their industrial popa- lations, for while the enticing sway may be prohibited, & voluntary departure for fresh fields and factories new cannot be prevented without restricting the liberty of the subject.

Indian Plague.

The statistical abstract for British India published as a Par- liamentary Paper recently brings the record down to 1915 18. I ebowa that the plagne is still re- sponsible for 8 terrible death- roll. In British India io 1915 there were 380;501 deaths from plagus and 53,365 in "the Native Provinces, being an increase of 137,000 on the pre- vious year. In the 20 years ended in 1916 there were 7,557,313 plague destha in British India and 1,425,043 in the Native States, bringing the total up to 8,982,356. In 1915 there were 92,433 lepers in India-69,190 males and 23,243 femaler. In British India the execations in that year numbered 537. For the hols of India the number of widowed males is given as 3,709,755 and of females 28,491 282. For femalee this is equivalent to 23 widows for every 73 married women. The pro- « portion of widowe is very high' amonget Christiane as well as amongēt non-Christiane, the zumber of married Christians being 787.338 and widowa -220,610. There i

item a curious

ander the heading of Occupations" with the sub-title "Unproductive." Thi shows that "inmates of gaola, qasylums, and hospitals" number 124,563 (117,273 males and 7.290 femalee), and that beggars, Tagreats, and prostitutes number 1946831 (1:178,337 males and 768,194 femsles). In 1916-18 the number of sotes apder opiam in British Ladis was 182,030, com pared with 614,879 sores 1908-7.

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pursuant to an order of the Supreme Court of Hongkong made in an Actionțin the matter of the estate of Ho TSUN SAN alias HO SHU TONG alias HO SAN CHUNG alias Ho A SEK alias Ho A. SEEK alies Ho A SIK- deceased, dated "the 6th day of September, 1918.

B.T

MR. GEORGE P. LAMMERT the person appointed in that behalf, at his Auction Rooms at Duddell Street.

ON..... THURSDAY,

the 31st day of October, 1918, at 3 o'clock in the AFTERNOON IN ELEVEN LOTS THE VALUABLE LEASE- HOLD PROPERTY

situate and being Nos. 1, 3, 4.-5. 6 and 8 Cheung On Lane, Nos. 42. 48, 52 and 54 Third Street, all on a part of Inland Lot No. 684 No. 25, 27, 29 and 31 Second Street, being a part of Inland Lot No. F83 and Nos. 17. 19 and 21. Sam To Lare, on a part of Inland Lot No. 800 Victoria Hongkong,

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Chinese tenement houses," held under Crown Lease having Price of issue Frs. 70.80) about 94 years unexpired.

Lot No. 9 comprises Nos. 52-yielding & net income of 5.65% and 54 7bird Street, which are Bearing interest from the 16th Chinese tenement houses, held October 1918. funder the same Crown Lease, Subscription list will be opened Lot No. 10 consists of four on the 20th Oct. 1918 and closed vacant sites on which formerly on the 20th November 1918. stood four Chinese tenement houses known se Nos. 25-31 tion to the

Further particulars on applich- Second Street, held under a Crown Lease having about 935 years

unexpired..

Lot No. 11 consists of Nos. 17, 19 and 21 Sam To Lane, which are Chinese houses. The Crown Lease has about 940 years unex- pired.

Particulars and Conditions of Sale may be obtained from, and. sale plans of the property may be inspected at, the offices of

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