Amid much that is abnormally unlovely in Shanghai just now it is pleasant to point to something which satisfies the sense of beauty. Attar the rain Jessfield Park is in its glory and)
would not be surprising if it became' once} more a crowded resort for Shanghailanders desiring to yot away for a time from the oppress five distractions of the prevalent dislocation of their routine. Undisturbed by. the crisis, the officials responsible for the upkeep of Shanghai's nest open space have devoted themsaives to the cave of its flowers, shrubberies and lawns with fall the assiduity demanded at this season of the: Year. October when the rain has done its worst, usually' a. gorgeous month in Shanghai and Jessliold Park does splendid work in maintain ing that tradition. It is for Siecawet to say how Tong the break in the rain will last. "Some people hope that it is not merely a break but a ofinte restoration of the serenity expected from, the carly autumn. In less than a fortnight the: calendar will record the descent of frost. That, n Shanghai's usually pleasant way, means really. the arrival of those delightfully crisp sunny days which make amends for the Ianguour of the Tot season. In contributing tothe tonic) thus uppiled to mind and body, Jessfeld Park's magnificent autumn livery renders full service.
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