Shanghai gets bigger every time could very accurately he likened it is visited, and it is more than to that_of London in a state of entitled to its claim to be the chaos. It was dangerous to cross biggest city of the Far East. The the roads. Before doing so it was other large towns of the Far necessary to consider whether one's East, and there are some imwill had been made out properly portant ones as we all know, do or whether the insurance premium not come up to Shanghai. They was correct. Having satisfied have their own characteristics and oneself on these main problems the their own peculiarities as well task of crossing the road without their fine points, but Shanghai mishap could be attempted. has what they all have only on a The improvement is most notice-vaster scale, more or less. able, but there is still room for It is, therefore, inexplicable more. Whether it is legitimate that a city the size and importance for motors to pass trams that are of this one should not possess a not in motion it is not possible to public library more worthy of the relate, but it would appear as name. Perhaps the explanation is to though the regwation of the trafic be sought in the knowledge that would be even better than it is Shanghai has so many people who; this plan were adopted. Not being ere affluent. Being blessed with motorist, nor likely to become much of this world's goods they one for many years, are in the proud position of bein feasible 10 advance this sugge. able to purchase the latest books, tion, for anything that tends and there is no author's work that 4 ha' ithe safeguarding of the. life of the desire it. cannot. be procured by those whol pedestrian or even those of the Then club life plays such 'a: splen -,.,|humbler class of citizens who, fail-alas of citizens who, fail prominent part in the routine of tram, are perforce content to hire, neces and with the Mevespapers jon yet days a riesha, is worth nothing of the books in their Onsideration, respective libraries, it is safe to as-|, The motors of Shanghai appear sert that as good an all round col-|t® dominate the roads and Jection of literature is to be found t#0reughfares, and the Chinese here as anywhere. Admitting that Chauffeurs are perhaps the most this is the case it does, neverthe-/Stilty in this, respect. In the less, fail to touch the question of Stent cities of the West auto-
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