Shanghai is a wonderful school of manners if properly studied. Euro-/peans and Chinese alike here admire Bnd adopt the courtesy which the American shows when he takes off his bhat in a lift where feminine company discerned. It is even said that London which learns so much of 'America from the films has followed 'Shanghai's trans-Atlantic example. The manners in Shanghai's buses also re~ pay examination, It Ig true that occa sionally, despite the blue-and-white notices,' a certain unpleasant habit makes itself felt but the nuisance is far less prevalent than it used to be, fust as the courtesy of the bus con-[ductor recognition. The Shanghai bus-vser, however, cannot fail to have noticed the punctiliousness. with which Chinese adopt the habit of rising to give seat to a woman—whether foreign jor Chinese—and, frequently, to the faged or infirm' of whatever sex. Particularly careful in their atten tion to the courtesies of travel cluding meals, Is $16 and the trip fare young Chinese naval "or mili- covers the period from 4 pin, Satur tary officers, judging from recent day to am. Monday. reports from' travellers by bus, The public conveyance is a great leveller; it often brings out the worst humanity, especially in the matter of studying the.convenience of others. Yet it also seems to inculcate feelings which produce friendliness and a desire to be on good behaviour the presence of strangers. There are variations in this monotony of polite: ness as, for example the occasional horseplay between young people of both sexes. The broad accusation thrown at a feminine acquaintance by a youthful Shanghailander in 2 bus the other day conveyed an im= ulation on her readiness to apply teap to her neck. She was not di mayed but gaily rebutted the charge which apparently the took to bea despairing tilt at her full-grown elegance by callow masculinity not nearer the end of its teens than she hers, Shanghai seem to comprise the essentials of rue gentility: they are natural, however exuberant or irrelevant Torrents from the mountains in South Fukien have swollen the rivers in East Kwangtung, states a special despatch to. the "Shun Pao" from Swatow. The river banks in the Tapu
washed at more than 20 points, district ti reported, have been ing the past fow days the Hankiang, main stream in this district, has Fisen and fallen five times, as a result of which the dykes along its northern banks stand in urgent need of repair, Tt is learned that an order has been placed with a British firm for 1200 tons of iron bars for the Purpose, Tue Ministry of the Interior has drawn up regulations for the enforeement of the pao chia system, which will take the place of regular policing in districts lacking the personnel and ancial resources to maintain 2 police force, says "Ta Kung Pao" from Nanking. 'The regulations, it is reported, consist of, more thin 20 articles, which will' so define the functions of the puochia that while they will take over peace preserve lon duties, they will not be' empowered to levy fines for the breach of police laws. Following the approval by the Government, these reg-lations will be communicated to dis-has developed out of all trict authorities for enforcement, year ending December 31, 1937, of $050 per share payable on July 15, 1987, (0 shareholders on record on that' date, Persons having claims against the slate of George Rogerson Courts, late of Shanghai, who died at Shang: hal on February 7, 1997, are requested to send particulars of their claims to Messrs, Platt, White-Cooper Ca, Shanghai, Excursions are being arranged by the Shanghai International Agency to the Saddle Islands, situated 95 miles from Shanghai. The fare, in-
Messrs, Butterfield & Swire ade vertise a round tip from Shanghai te the Yangize Gorges and back taking only 15 days, which is accom plished by combining the river trip with an air journey, The fare. $341,
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