"Back to normal as quickly as possible," which is Shanghai's rallying cry, received further impetus yesterday and will be given fuller demonstration in the next few days.
The offices of the British Embassy were re-established at 27 The Bund yesterday and the British Consulate-General on The Bund will be reopened for business again to-day after a brief period at Hamilton House. Entrance to the Consulate will be Yuen Ming Yuen Road. Other official departments also transferring back to their former premises at the Consulate are HM. Supreme Court, the Naval Office and. the Office of Works.
In the business world, indications of greater confidence resulting in decisions to re-occupy-former prem-isos in the vicinity of The Bund were shown by several firms who had opened temporary offices in the western districts. Even doctors in Peking Road are resuming normal consulting hours in their old prem-isos, Sincere's and Wing On's, scenes of the bombing last week, re-opened for business yesterday and large crowds gathered in Nanking Road and shops in the district appeared to be doing good business. More rickshaws on the street and permission to ply on The Bund added to the return of Shanghai's familiar busy aspect, and throughout both the Settlement and the French Concession there were abundant indications of restoration. to usual conditions, 'The following letter from the Cht nese Ratepayers' Association was sent to the British Consul-General, Mr. J W. O, Davidson. manifested not only in the number of shops open and business activity but in the general attitude of the people, "We learn with the utmost regret of the injuries and indignities inflicted upon the person of H. E. Sir Hughe Knatehbull-Hugessen, H, M's Ambassador to China, as a result of the unparalleled outrages committed by the Japanese military in their wanton aerial attacks upon civilian lives and properties in contravention to the well established principles of international law and usage.
"The Chinese community te Harbingers of winter sport On the Recreation Ground—show window of Shanghai's sporting seasons—the early of winter's us games are showing. The Shanghai Race Club has in the one day beseeched the outer track gallo} to study the "rules of the road," and announced to members that the official beginning of the training seathe inner track for the Autumn Meeting in November will Settlement is greatly shocked at the}.uin next Wednesday.
The divot news of the attack upon the person of His Excellency and, as here represented by the Association, beg leave to extend to His Excellency, through your good self, our highest respect and sincerest sympathy.
"It is our fervent expectation thal a speedy recovery will soon restore His Excellency to perfect health sy that in the shortest period of time he will be able to continue working for the cause of international peace, especially in the regions bordering the Pacific to which he has so courageously Jent himself." diggers have noted the greens being rolled and shaved. The Royal Welch Fusiliers brought their footballs with them and goal posts were up on the Recreation Ground a very short time after kit bags were dropped for an indefinite stay. The local soccerites have not been so fortunate. Club annual meetings have had to be postponed and S.V.C. requirements have prevented early training usually in full swing by now.
Yesterday hockey sticks were crossed for the first time this season in any display of seriousness when the sporting Welch Fusiliers disposed of the German Club to the tune of 5-3
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