Larger throngs paraded the streets yesterday for, although the weather was colder than on Sunday the down. pour had ceased, with the result that members of the Chinese community appeared in their "Sunday best" bent on making the most of the Improved conditions. Buses and trams in Nanking Road were well-lied with gay throngs and the same conditions Epplied in Avenue Edward Vif, where street vendors and itinerant' enter fainers did a roaring trade asthe happy crowds jostled and pushed each other good naturedly from morning, night.
'AS Was expected there was an extraordinary. shortage of taxis Sunday owing to" the inclement weather and to the fact that these vehicles, as well as the buses and trams, Were requisitioned by members of the Chinese community to transport them from one end of the city fo the other to call upon relatives and friends, as is the custom at this New Year period. With a brightoning of the conditions yesterday, taxis were not so. scarce "although they certainly experienced "a good day's Firecrackers Although the use of firecrackers had been forbidden by the Muni ipal authorities, several barrages of these noisy celebrating instruments heralded the advent of the New Year and many of the shops and business houses in the Settlement and French Concession were decorated with Chi-rece notional flags There were no sports again yes terday on the Racecourse, owing to the sodden state of the ground, but the cagerly-awaited game between a combined Foreign XI. and a Chinese side drew a large crowd to the Canidrome, where a keenly fought match provided much pleasure. for foreign and Chinese spectators alike, ud although the Chinese eleven were defeated, much tothe disappointment of their supporters, It did hot deter the latter from. further celebrations later in the day.
At night even larger crowds wore to be seen in Nanking Rood and other places where amusement Sorts abound, "and at the corner of Vu Ya Ching Road and Avenue Edward Vif, where the Great World Amusement ' resort" probably. attract fed' more people than for many years past, it Was almost Impossible for 2 pedestrian to make any headway sairist the good natured throngs of Chinese on pleasure bent.
Theatre and Cabarets Most of the other streets in the town bore a deserted appearance as way to be expected with the main art of the populace seeking the Amusement places and theatres. The latter places, too, were crowded Uyroughout Sunday and yesterday und many of the Chinese" cabarets Feported the best business for many wars, This was attributed to. the ict that, "the—weather made Guitside celebrations impossible and the fact that police precautions inst the firing of eenckers sent the celebrating crowds into the night spots, where they were allowed to make as much noise as possible.
It is expected that the same conditions will apply today for all bank= ing. institutions and other business houses will not open their doors until Thursday morning. An excellent sports programme has been arranged and it is to be hoped that the clerk of the weather will look with a kindly eye on Shanghai and allow the New Year celebrations to Zontinué without a hitch.
His Excellency Bishop A. Haouisée, so. Vicar Apostolic of Shanghai, wishes to express his thanks for the many kind messages of condolence received since the death of His Holiness, Pope Pius XI.
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