The summer exodus of Shanghai people to resorts in the mountains or by the sea is just beginning to really get under way. AN the ships sailing northward are carrying full lists to Tsingtao, Chefoo and Weihaiwei, while river boats are likewise being crowded with people going to Kuling, via Kiukiang, and elsewhere, The escape from Shanghai's summer heat is taking place a little later than usual this year largely because there have been no really hot spells as yet. It is reported from Tsingtao that the influx up there has not really begun and that things are relatively quiet there for this time of year. "All the people are still in Shanghai," is the report of one man who just returned from Tsingtao.
But each day the outgoing, passenger lists of ships bound for summer havens are growing longer. The majority are women and children, indicating that local men are sending their families ahead now with the hope of joining them later. The s. Shuntien which sailed yesterday for Tsingtao, Weihaiwei, and Chefoo had a full list on which appeared the names of many prominent people of this city,
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