'The people of this city and sur rounding districts are determined not {o'be depresses in apte of the hard "Almost instinctively, spontaneously and unanimously, they decided to have about two' weeks of lantern processions and "daylight parades. Bountry people crowded the cities fand market towns. Urban residents invited relatives and' friends from distant paris, Numerous hotels, inns, Sleeping "houses and other places arranged for. visliors. The city of ashing excelled in the display of fre~ Works, Yetvsah produced" the most spectacular pageants. The merchants reducing prices for goods, cash on Jaclivery, brought money into cireulation, More smiles "were seen. and here "goodwill expressed than for many "years past in the same Tength of Ume. A day or two alter the last lantern procession, the alli: Worms began to emerge and all who con are now busy cultivating them.
From time to time the house-boats lof Shanghai "residents" anchor Kashing, for, weelvend visitors, have been seen, Cmdr. "Hill and Lieut. Pickling of the USS. Augusta with Mrs. Hil ana Miss Lois Mil had brief outing at this inland city, As a sort of Shanghai "echo;" pur silataw men went on tke of 8 auction in the price of rentals pald the puuersYorty cents aay was too much, A" temporary compromise was reached at 39 cenis a day. A Tuour not contrmed i to the eitet hat rickshaws no longer tolerated in Shanghai ae sent int the Interior fearn what they can before going to the junk heap. ace,
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