The steady polley of encouraging the development of Shanghai's Parks and Open Spaces is discernible in the annual report which gives an account of the Superintendent's stewardship. Particularly satisfactory Is it to observe that the extension of playgrounds for children has been again Included in Mr. Kerr's programme. ils care for the Parks is go much a labour of love that Shanghai is sometimes in danger of forgetting what it owes. fo him for the beauty of flower-life and green swards courageously resisting the concrete crudities of urban existence. Increased al tendance by visitors and a rapidly growing uso of the Council's amenities for sports and games testify to the popularity of the parks and their important contribution to the health of the community, The Council deserves congratulation on the attention which it pays to this vital means of recrea-lon and that it may be able to persevere in discovering new outlets: for hemmed-in juvenility, despite the Pressure of economic stringency, will be the hope of every loyal Shanghallander,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.