[cession generally were dry on July 5 after the {unusual rainfall over' the week-end, consider-fable bodies of flood water existed in the extra-[Settlement "district to the west of Shanghai Jon July 5. In Great' Western oad and en-Wvirens "at least two fact of water covered a Targe area and showed little indication of subsidence. Letters from residents of this district received by the journal stated that on July 5 {there was as much as four fect of water and ie hope, judging by evaporation ments, of any immediate dicappeara another page will be found the explanation of the Commissioner of Public Works for a situa-[Mon which constitutes a serious problem for the JAtunicipal authorities, In the Central district, type of "face lifting" operation has practically Gispensed with the flood menace and drainage Uhroughout the rest of the foreign areas resulted.
effective drying-up. "The floods are confined "the extra-Settlement territory where a number "of conditions are" involved.
Five and" a halt inches of rain over the week-end. comprises about a quarter of ithe year's rainfall to date, but when these extra-Settlement roads were constructed liberal drainage was anticipated. When the Chinese City Government was created it was found impossible to proceed with any extensive system and no large capital sums were allocated for the purpose. Another difeulty rests in the {tremendous factory and other building activity in this district resulting in the choking of the lerecks, which are Shanghai's principal drainage system, and faced with such an emergency 05 the recent deluge only bare facilities for the run-off of the flood waters exist, The Municipal authorities, are applying themselves diligently.
the problem but at present it possesses such dimieulties that no official pronouncement on the course of remedial measures is Immediately possible. It'is one of those problems born of the [peculiar political and administrative foundation of Shanghai.
The Navy League 'The appeal from Mr, 1. E, Roberts, hon scerelary of the Navy League, which appears todays correspondence columns, for' more members, and, consequent,, more' support.
tone which, deserves: the svmpathy_ of Bri fenders: Through the Union Jack Club for the amagement of which it mainly responsible large amount of ood work. is being. dene mongst British sails and by reason of the emergencies ofthe past twelve years British Soldiers s well, "Amidst the many temptations which Shanghai affords to men, who by reason their calling are unlikely to have" formed many friendships amongst, those "residing. here, and are consequently more Tonely than the lindlubber. the Union ack Club stands out an" insituilon" which provides, chem with healthy recreation, good food and when neces. Saw. "accommodation, and during the many Years of ite existence the work which It has cen doing has on more than one oceaston been favecrably. commented. upon. Tt ts. most. finitely an Snstitution which, deserves not only the "cash support which membership fees of the Lengue eve, but also that moral encour fement™ which a large. membership. must me evitably afford. he, Roverts reports that some his correspondents remarked that they. hed never nad the League Growght o their attention Before, and have indicted. thei willingness ium which fa a that Iembership costs. vite likely, for the work "is carried on unostentatiously, and" for men' who are not permanent residents of the ort. "The Goinge of the League have rarely Feceived more publicity than the reports of the ings ofthe Tocal branch, and Mr. Yo" be congratuinted in bringing the institution "the attention of the Brilsh public Britons. have een behind. no other Community in meeting the demands which have teen" made upon their purser. with Increasing Frequency of Yate, but dive dollars is 20 small sum, and. inthe. aggregate. can do s0 much hat I is hoped that life. Roberts appeal will of fail'on too many dear cars.
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