In the heart of one of Shanghai busiest and dirtiest sections there a sylvan spot that might have!
yhted the soul of even a Corydon and Phyllis, who, needless to say, had countless shady groves and flowery banks at their dispose But we fortunate mortals, condemned wearily to tread the dusty pavements, sadly to stare out Jat the yellow-grey mud of lethargic Whangpoo, are unaccus tomed to crystal drops of water: trickling over moss-covered rocks! poking' out from under masses of [graceful ferns. We have forgotten how lovely a pond may look mirroring the reflections of drooping lih "But is there such a spot her jin Shanghai?" you ask doubtingly.
There is. At the Municipal Conservatories, at the intersection of Soochow Koad and the Bund, just at the foot of Garden Bridge, it was our great pleasure to be escorted through winding paths, bordered by masses of white, pink, land lavender Primula Sinnsi whose tangled blossoms mingled with those of the most delicate pink and lavender Primula Stellata.
There we were delighted with a tiny sunken spot in which nestled Obeonica and Malicoides, " from under whose dainty petals—an loceasional Cineraria Stellata thrust} its magenta blossoms.
Then there were rows of lovely hyacinths, imported from Holland, potted dignity.
Derby's" pink gemini with the blue royalty of "The King of the Blues," while "L'Innocence, blossom of the purest white, looked_on with startled distrust.
There were deep red carnations whose wax-like contrasted against masses of pink ard red begonias, Jwhile over on the other side was great wall of pink, white, lavender, red sweet peas.
Anyone in Shanghai may avail himself of the beauty of these \Conservatories; they are open every. day in the week, and admission is free of charge.
A Cinese was burnt to death in a fire which broke out at 8.30 am. on February 25 in an alleyway off Avenue Edward VII, near Rue. Wikwei, and damage to the extent of some $5,000 was done when five rooms were gutted. The blaze was restricted to three houses, which contained: respectively a tailor's shop, a resstaurant and a doctor's offices. The charred remains of the man were after the fire was over. found in a: room on the second floor
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