Work for the Shanghai Branch—More Roads in the Country—A Guide to Tourists By G. Gramada The Shanghai Branch of the Pan-Pacific Union, which was recently organized here with Tang Shao-yi as its president, has beicre it a brilliant programme. It tas unde taken to make China more access: sible to the peoples of the world by means of in.proved highways and a tourist bureau which is to circulate information with regard to China and which is to accelerate touring. This has been thought of for years, but very little had previously been done.
The Pan-Pacific Movement is, like the A.B.C. Movement, a hope that the Pacific shall be kept free from bloodshed. It proposes to bring together the peoples of the Pacific in convention and in thought so that a more perfect understanding among them might prevail. By the people of the Pacfiic are meant not only the foreigners who have come and settled in Pacific lands, but the natives as well. Thus, Chinese, Japanese. Hawaiians, Fi and others are welcomed into this evement. Among the so-called "white" nations which have the privilege of memberships - are Britons,' for Australia, New Zealand, the Straits Settlements. and other British colonies on the Pacific; Holland, for the Dutch East Indies; France, for Indo-China; the United States for its Pacific holdings; and Russia, for Siberia. At present in Shanghai, the local "branch consists Americans, Britons and Chinese. But it is anticipated that other nationals will avail themselves of membership.
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