Single copies 40 cents Shanghai delivery per annum $18 China, Korea and Japa Hongkong and Macao " Postal Union Countries. $28 the risk of legal consequences. Shanghai during the past months has seen the rapid ruination of the western residential area, and the production of conditions as harmful to health as they are to the rights of property. Some attempts have been made, if not to rectify the evils which have already been brought into existence at least to mitigate them, but that, it is now contended, is not sufficient, and the Sunday fire supports that contention: It is unlikely that Mr. Harris's first suggestion as to how the matter might be dealt with would succeed, for it is doubtful whether any such arrangement, which he suggests should be made with the Chinese Reservations for passenger accommodation may be made at the
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