The Calendar tells that Fob. was the Beginning of Spring (Li Chun). The weather clerk decided to be ahead of ime the day before for, dispensing a bounteous supply of sun and warmth, he drove many a Shanghailander risk discarding an overcoat in tribute to the spring-like atmosphere around, Cautious folk know that the Calendar is not necessarily a guide to the change of seasonal raiment, "Ne'er cast a clout till May be out" runs the homely proverb in an England which calls May the last month of Spring, beging "Summer time" on April 16 (this year), makes Juno, the frst the Summer months and yet describes the 24th of that month Midsummer Day. So no Englishman can reproach Chinese inconsistency if before long that discarded overcoat has again (0 be donned and fires stoked up again to keep out the cold of a snow-stricken Chinese Spring Festival a which begins with the new moon nearest to Li Chun. Still" the weather clerk must not be allowed to feel that his favours are scorned. After some of the damp chilliness with which Shanghai has been afflicted of late his presentation of blue skies, mild breezes and accompanying genlality was abundantly welcome. It also annunt, $040 Pen cory many a housewife a con Venlent text on which to preach to the ingenious confidant who had been
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