The manner in which men temper arily enjoying an enforced holiday have placed themselves at the Coun-it's disposal is in close accord with Shanghai's traditions. Tt will have been noted that the Man Power ofice giving notice of its requirements in-certain directions "and no, doubt! suitable response will be made. The versatility of mankind) makes this confidence "possible. Oceupations which have gone for the moment leave their. possessors with the right call upon the second string to the bow. The poet. for example, may not find the Man Power OMee with vacancy for lyrical effort. If, in be-{ween his composition of odes, sonnets fand triolets, he propel himself along the streets of Shanghai in a motor= car and has been on reasonably good Terms. with the trafic police. his services os a driver might be gladly: accepted. Failing that there is always enlistment in the Shanghai Volunteer Corps "for the duration." A. casual lance in some haunts here inspires belief that the Corps would get some quite useful material if It could stick the ribbons on a sergeant's hat and send him out in search of: reeruits, 'The Union Insurance Society of Canton, Lta., advise that they are in receipt' of a cable from their Head Office announcing that the Directors: have declared an interim dividend of 15 shillings per share. payable on October 22, 1037. The share register will be closed from October 11.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.