Rarely in the past few yeris'y Shenghai celebrated a" Givi eeason with such "fervour Sear Although the genera' teption of Christmas is. that it", essentially celebrated within time tne fet that nighen, meet popular hotels igs business indicates "that after. ins sual turkey dinner and lat? pudding, the grown-ups took it' themselves to step out, Reservations at the various cing resorts had not been too brit, hotel men generally conccivi rather poor Christmas business tu the day came when it was celly impossible to find a table where and when curfew and "they regulations seemed to have com: pletely given way to the Zest Joy which filled the bosoms of wie Shanghailanders.
Nightclubs and restaurants had special floors shows for the cession whilst even in the most modest of Gslablishments, noise-makers and "souvenirs" were being freely ise Pensed both on Christmas Rive sri the following evening. Last visit not quite as many people seemed Lo about the city, probably. teding that they would have to get a sunt night's rest before tackling "wit again this morning, 'The atmosphere that prevailed throughout the city seemed to cons vey that for a number of days a least, depression "and poor busine conditions were entirely' forgotten, end whilst Santa Claus seems to jove been more generous this year than for the past five or was felt that to stay throughout the prolonged. wee ould be asking too much, "Clubs were well' Aled us restaurants' throughout Shay tone notable feature being that even the Chinese population seems have taken up the idea of celebrating Christmas and in this can tion it may be Interesting to note that one of the most striking Mie ruinations especially put up for the [festive season, was seen in front of tone of Shanghat's many Chinese cabarets on Bubbling Well Row, Enjoyable River Trip's Yesterday afternoon, the various tea-dances advertised by a number of hotels, were well-frequented li quite a number of the more ette ¥gcous celebrants took advantage ut the good weather to go for a long walla or to ride, Quite a number of Shai anders also availed themselves the Christmas trips sponsored by a number of local steamship. com panies, and only arrived back here ast night, reporting that the weather faroughout the trip had been fine had been all the other arrangements made for their comfort and enjoy ment.
Due to the unsettled conditions, those who until last year had been in the habit of going to Hangchow for the holidays, were compelled remain here again year, though the jolly spirit with which they celebrated the holidays seems "no way to have under the "strain."
'AS a whole, children and grown: ups alike seem to have passed through a_most. enjoyable Noliday. season even though the long ex: pected snow did not mnteriafize udd more really to the Christmas
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