Limby says that, rather ly, hor clearest memories are of her citly years, not of the more recent, Asked what Shanghai looked like in those days, she said houses were spaced out at wide intervals, built with deep verandahs, each in its arden and surrounded by a com-ound wall, "From the upper windows there was a view of open aces, interspersed with pools of sisgnant water and heaps of garbage. Nosquntoes were very bad indeed: "One wat eaten alive" White. Chi stockings were worn as a matter course in the evenings by everyone, Servants "were as good (or
at most of them spoke little or no tad og they" are, "now.—excent used to keep a keen look-out for any house which was. ighted up for a party. They would all line up outside, each with a nice clean cover over his barrow, ready to wheel the revellers home.
Races were held twice a year at a small race course in the Sinza Road direction.
Wives of the members of the Race Club were each presented with a programme printed in gold or silver fringed satin, Race tiffins were free and flowed with N.C.DN. Photograph champagne. Sunday morning riding was another Joy, when all would assemble at a given house for breakfast. Later Record they would pull up for drinks at the "Siccawei Ths photograph of Mrs. B.A. Limb twas taken three days age Zion ye dive goat her residence, Lame "to22, "20" Bubbling" Well Road, its. Limby. who tomorrow will celebrate her 40th Birendayy teas not only born in Shanghat, cats' cltyman unt her," years act ie" record Indeed?
Hermitage Inn"—the most usual drink being champagne. (Quite evidently, those were (he days!) There. was 0 ate Gases of Jerusalem, and Mrs. Limby was interested to see the recent pictures of the Foly City in the home papers, because it looked exactly the same From there they went to Alexandrix land picked up another P. & O. for England.
On the return voyage, which they American buggy—one of those great long things. There was nowhere wide enough for him to
rade a special turning place for him turning, 20 the, 'Muniepal"Counell which was known as "Blydenbers's Tum for many years! Driving roads ended where Carter Road is now, find' there was only a footpath on to ihe Bubbling Well, Food was cheap—eggs, seven cents made in 1870, they were passengers 8 dozen, beet ten cents a pound, fon one of the Clipper ships—the tion {not much of this) 12° cents, 'Xrgonaul~and came' by" way of the a cabbage cost 3 cents. Water for Cape' of Good Hope: It ws strange Sinking purposes was carried by Sear for weather and they he: ater coolies from the creeks at high te maiden. She which dusted. the eyes ales and poured into kongs in the the small Shanghai yards. To clear ity it was was laughing with glee when ihe ited with am alum stk, and it was annoyed Captain put a sudden di lun to watch the mud descending to per on her mirth by—shout Then the water wat "Don't Faugh, you little fool! We ful we children never may be smashed up at any moment Yocried about: that, 'When we were 'That was an awful voyage as far Wisty, we used to' dip up the water as weather went, and the Argonaut Stig from the kong, and never sailed up the Whangpoo, when she fame to any harm from it. Germs Eventually did arrive, horribly bat-Sid Mrs 'Limby' rather scornfully, tered, with two jury-masts, and jiffy. Shanghai had never over Sok at hers "Nevertheless she. sYbody standing on the Bund. to Nard the word in those days!" rae it the summer was brought Tnade quick time from England—only fom the Chinese iee-houses—straw our months! wes with "a deep pit. dug_ inside tt which was. shovelled the ice Childhood Memories Gollected from the exeeks and ponds Children were taken by their amahs fir the winter. "This. ice was in to play on the Bund. There were no finnish slivers and quite brown.
Jexlies or pontoons and the foreshore it did what_was. asked of iti {oped down to the water. There!
Shanhat summers in the old days Wana frequent injunction from Mrs. ieened very "hot. 'The heat " began Giitton to" the amah, "Now, amb, {itly n May. "Winters, on the other Jou no wantehes go Ewo side this {td were mild, and in her" child "Too muuchee high tide' {ood Mrs. Limby cannot remember Aneticles ig of being ken for 8 Ther of Mrs, Limby's very early snow. The houses were warmed cloves, mot open grates. House 148 were low. "'To give an instance, {tote in Bubbling Well Road, now oribied by an prominent member ing tg Hlonekong Shanghai Bank-tat Corporation's staff, and, excep!
1 Snot very important addition, SRCaMe now, ase it was" in the There. were only a few children tenemtles and eighties of last cen in Ihe Settlement in these days, and Was Jet at $95 a month! the eight or ten who were o Inter Alia...
Mrs, Limby remember church which preceded Holy Trinity Cathedral. Dean. Butcher" was the incumbent. A gymnasium was built alongside the church, where the
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