But, with all the thousands who poured into Shanghai's meeting places pleted in four months, will cost apon New Year's Eve, there were more thousands who celebrated with private gatherings. In every case, an eye' fas kept on the hands of the clock, and good fellowship ruled supreme, On the stroke of twelve, a shout of glee went up. The old was done. {is mistakes forgotten, its good reaped and treasured, its evil past recall. New Year toasts were proposed amidst rejoicing—and crackers we: Set off, adding their din to the merrie ment that rang over Shanghai as midnight came-and passed.
On New Year's day, a rush of cars and rickshaws pronounced the keep ing of an old custom. Folk travelled hither and yon throughout the community, all" bent on visiting ola friends to express their choicest wishes for a prosperous year. In most cases, it was net an expression of hope, but the formulation of a belief.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.