1 would be no surprise to most] of us if the strain of this constant danger and vigilance made its mark fon these men, but all T know is that, when they arrive in Shanghai after Weeks of this kind of thing, their appearance and conversation convey mo hint that there is a war fon at all, If one dares to raise with them this tedious subject, one usually finds that they are mest incredible optimists, and that there is hardly 2 man on board who will not offer to prove, in eight different ways, that we cannot help Winning this war within a fortnight.
Should you travel to England now, you will See little of all this. You may be in convoy, and you will think what a fine sight the ships of
ing, "zig-cagging across the sea a!
convoy make on a fair morn, regular intervals; your meals will be regular and as good as ever; the sua} sports will be arranged; ° you nay suffer a Little from the blackout; you may be called upon to do Your bit as a volunteer look-out; and You may feel apprehensive of pos Shipping Resumed To Haiphong Shanghai, Sept. 7.
The Shanghai-Haiphong shipping ban has been lifted. Shipping circles tu. Shanghai received "Information from Hongkong about a week ago that no Shanghai steamers should sal to Haiphong. Although no reason for the suspension of shipping, which also. occurred in the Colony, was mentioned officially, it was then reported that. it was due to the tense Situation in Indo-China, expecting a Japanese move.
It is now learned that shipping circles here are making necessary arrangements for sending their ships to Haiphong. having been informed again by their Hongkong agents that the ban has been lifted. A Butter eld & Swire steamer is expected to leave here for Haiphong tomorrow. while several, Jardine ships will soon arrive here from Hongkong and then sail to Haiphong.
The resumption of shipping buslness between Hongkong. Shanghai, and Haiphong was recently heralded by the Shing Sheng News Agency There, it being asserted that negotia~ tions for resumption of shipping were progressing satisfactorily between the British and French authorities, Con firmatory information was published the leading Chinese dailies here yesterday and the reports, were Substantiated by shipping circles.
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