On Saturday the new zoo at Jessfield Park was formally opened, and the park thereby gained an added attraction. The new zoo is situated at the west side of the park, with a separate entrance from the road close to the ferry, and here are now housed the exhibits which so delight the people who may be described as habitues of the place. The casse wary is now in its new premises, as are also the bear, the monkeys! and a certain number of the par-yots and other birds. There were many people present for the opening, or perhaps it would be more correct to say were there to take advantage of the charm of the place. For at this particular time the park is looking wondrous well.
On Saturdays and Sundays and all holidays people from all over the Settlement are flocking thither. There are all sorts and conditions of people, some who arrive by motor ear, some by carriage, some by ricsha and quite a large proportion, it is believed, by train. Residents of Hongkew find—it convenient to entrain at Shanghai North, and the station at Jessfield is in such close proximity that it is quite a good way of making the trip. All nationalities are represented there, from the Japanese who form little family groups or} pass their time in painting, to representatives of some less energetic European countries who give the place almost a homelike appearance by sleeping stretched lengthwise on the seats.
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