Weather "prophets" and others with corns have been heard arguing! whether or not Shanghai is to have just one more cold snap before it becomes time to drag out the sun helmet and white flannels, It is now almost a fortnight before the @ay marked it the Chinese calendar 8 "li-hsia" or "beginning of summer," so that anything could happen—and generally does in Shanghai, But Whether or not the temperature drops suddenly for a brief period, people will be heard to grumble.
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