The Archive · 1939

Drinking Fountains

In what might be termed the sudden "Europ: Jeanization" of Shanghai through the influx of several thousand Jewish refugecg, the lack, of Jan amenity typical of Europe has been revealed. This Is the public drinking fountain, Most towns land cities in Europe have these fountains Where people may. obtain a drink Water on hot days. In England the only r0- Jdcoming feature of some of the hideous public memorials to respected alderman and worthy feivie leaders is the provision of a clock and a Srinkingt fountain, and the transference of a large body of Europeans to. Shanghai docs emphasize the contrast, Of course, there are obvious obstacles in Shanghat which Jare all. too familiar in a city not noted for fernment cleanliness in the habits of the popula tion, but it 0 ignore the important difference existing between Shanghai and cities abroad. There regard 40. certain sociated altho In the precise sense which propagandists attempted to exploit, but prevent-day conditions offer the reverse analogy. Whereas dog or a horse can obtain drinie at public troughs and Chinese coolies ca from the urns provided: possible 10 nyt twenty cents Gardens. It is possible extreme degeve of bravado to. walla bar and ask for glass of water, which forthcoming after the pre-hax worn off, but there is public about i. One hotel in the I district generously. has a ju of feed ater prominently the end of th bar for the mon hiesty foreigner we, and. the privilege is gratefully ized. But beyond that there is" nothing, "Empire" or "Foreign"

(Continued from front paged Jenters the British market, usually in unlabelled to have applied the Tabel of some well a British before finitely" fof Japan certain amount of prejudice this would probe ably disap became more. fully n that Great Britain was Japan's. largest ner for this das of woods. It was perhaps: that. Sir Charles singled out Ger this Vantage of prevailing sentiments, which from [Some points of view is to be regretted. Had he based his argument on the safer ground of general principle it would have sounded belle.

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