Mi. George Lansbury, who dit. squires under the title of Commissioner of Works his lineal Suecasion to Peter Pan, were come to Shanghai, be would cer tainly pay the Chief Municipal Gardener a édightful compliment for his forts in making the cor-nero Mcleod snd Hungjao Roads the most beautiful spot in Shanghai With the horticultural resources of the adjacent municipal nurseries dray on, the Municipal Gardener has jerfomed the mincle of crea ing corner of Old England in the heir: of China ignoring a facade mized Pond, electric light standards and genicnal flatness of countryside, 'A petty variety of while fevering bush is. ix bloom almg 2 Jone] green sward. Neat hedges "live the corner ad late towering rose Dusies "ote growing giving: promis (feFingsing-chichowtan AL RIN se)
2 rin ANNUM, Mex. $0.40 Pen Cory of delayed loveliness, and the stroll ler who wishes to share with Andrew Marvell the pleasure of Annihiating all that's made Tova green thought in a green shade will find much encouragement, a stroll in that ry even if he finds the corner is merely @ confined area and soon disappears in the flatness of the Chinese countryside, There is a_buttereuy-studded turf underfoot which has as sweet and yielding a tread as any lawn in England and there is an added attraction that one of the "stunt" fliers from Hungjao will increase enjoyment by outrivalling the bird in amazing aerial evolutions, a beautiful sight on a sunny day,
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