involved the removal of 3,000 mil-ion dollars' worth of money and securities. Three hundred guards were engaged for the protection of this treasure during its transit, -|twaffie was held up along the route and armoured cars and machine guns were freely employed at all Places which might be considered advantageous for an attack on the convoy. Carried out at a time when. almost dea very few' people except the ba staff and officials knew anything about the matter, and thanks to the precau-taken the transfer was earn through without a hitch. In view of these very elaborate precautions it is interesting to contrast what happens in Shanghai nightly. Almost any evening after dark, of an enormous value is wheelbarrows on the streets of the Settlement and al be transported between the different, banks totals over a million taels, Jand we believe that so far as the foreign banks are concerned there has never been a single shoe of sycee lost the process. Of course we have never had a transfer in any sense approaching the magnitude of the-New York one, but the fact today, in spite of all the disadvantages from which we suffer, that we can still transport a million taels in good white -silver is something to be proud of. Few places in the world can touch this, 4
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Mantua is bringing 100 passengers lon Monday, reminds us that in spite of its apparently congested condition Shangha has really been very empty for a long time past. Whether fat club, at dance or at race mecting: it was all the: same: the people fone"had been in the habit of meet-jing for years, who had really [come part and parcel of these differ fut institutions and functions, at rate in the minds of those who knew them, were absent and accordingly a certain amount of the glory departed. During' the past few [weeks numbers who have been away for the summer have been making their appearance, but it will require a few consignments such as that coming in by the Mantua to restore the place to its wonted condition. Such is the result of habit, Tout on the whole it is a kindly habit which induces the feeling we have roted above, for at any rate it shows the value we place upon our friends—though probably we would dislike intensely to show it in a more de rmonsteative way. At any rate a year like the present is a good one for bringing such considerations to the forefront. Tt has, of course, [been an exceptional year for people departing, and the reason for this we find in the fact that the war terminated at the end of 1918. That meant that those in Shanghai whose Teave was well overdue were able get away in 1919, thanks to the arrival of much needed office reinforcements, while the majority of those who' had been through the as: war also returned in that year, and now, five years later, -have been taking their leave. As the place thas been so empty we may be ex-lensed for not wanting another like the. present, but we need hardly fear it, The events of the coming five years are certain to liquidate the situa entirely.
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