At its last meeting the War Memorial Committee considered the various suggestions for a civic memorial to those of the Allied citizens who fought and died in the war, and it was unanimously agreed to erect a cenotaph. Other schemes of utilitarian character were considered, and passed over. Presumably the idea was that no other feelings than those of honour and remembrance should be associated with the memorial. The Cenotaph will be erected at the junction of the Bund and Avenue Edward VII; not on the site originally suggested (at the side of the road between the Signal Tower and the Tramway kiosk), but in the centre, at a point where lines drawn down the centre of the Bund and of the Avenue would meet. In this case, the tram lines will have to be diverted to either side of the uiemorial, Shanghai architects are to be asked to submit designs for the Cenotaph, and presumably they will base them upon Home models, with due allowance for local con: ditions and space at command. Provision will of course be nade for a Roll of Honour, as complete as it can possibly be made. The memorial will be paid for by public subscription, with the possible addition of' grants from the For-cin and French Municipal Coun-oils.
There is a further proposal that, in addition to the Cenotaph, a Conimercinl Museum should ' be established, provided sufficient. and public support can be obtained. Wo understand that so far the matter has not been discussed in detail. As a preliminary step, the General Chamber of Commerce and the Chinese Chamber of Comnierce wil be approached with a view to ascertaining how far they would be prepared to support such a scheme. Tt may be recalled that some months ago we announced that the Chinese body was considering the establishment of sonic institution.
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