Everywhere it was the same. The food shops were heavily laden with Christmas delicacies. The florists end Settlement, were crowded throughout the day. "They carried hordes of shoppers, eager to buy all they could before it was too late. The taxies, too, did a roaring business, and these were to be seen dashing here end there, from one corner of the town to the other.
Everyone was prepared for Christmas. The cabarets and night clubs were eager to welcome their guests with bright decorations special attractions. The cinemas were ready with their special shows for the Christmas season and the public were just as ready to go to them and to the other entertainment places as the festive spirit made its presence felt everywhere. This was Shanghai yesterday as the last few hours spent ikemselves before the great day Gawned.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.