Show n l raf Shan h 9 W t at n oKal dow d ats OW rid I 1 V u I 1 3 A Q h IWA r bargain day at a shanghai shop prepared by national geographic society washington D c service VERY dai all diy daiy and far into E EVERY the night famous road which leids westward from shan shanghai gh at s bun I 1 later to become bubbling well road Is packed to over flowing with traffic especially is this so in the afternoon when offices are closed and workers are homeward bound only a score or so years ago bub bling ming well road was a favorite place for leisurely driving in the cool of the late afternoon the v balthy then rode in handsome carriages behind trotting horses in craige of finely appareled ap parele coachmen and grooms but the city too his has grown up along this street that was once largely resi rest and a country drive large de apartment part ment stores clubs recreation halls towering apartment houses churches fl a Y at C A and c houses of all sorts have risen on every side at n the road looks ike 1 ke a well I 1 gated broadway with its profusion of neon lamps and amov ng electric signs in this westward movement and growth business and religious tures have halted thair march only to preserve space for the race course and public recreation grounds and have left this small green 1 island of sport and relaxation in their midst at the time the club was established it marked the outward fringe of the city wherever the englishman has come to the eist he has brought his sport with him and he could hardly suffer to see the race course u and the other places of recreation d stubbed by busl bust ness the shanghai races claim a great deal of attention about the far east ern coasts the ShanI shanghai jal sweepstakes have always been an important topic of conversation in the spring and autumn especially among british ship officers fach rach is always sure that his ten dollar ticket is the one that Is going to win the grand sweep of more than mex even the banks ind and offices declare half holidays when the semi an nual dual race meets are being held Shang shanghai bal has also provided parks and gardens where i eople kiy loiter and parents may take their youngsters for a happy outing and toy boat sail ing motorists may mav enjoy a sp n over an excellent short circuit of fine road into the co countryside known as the rub con road sharp contrasts in streets to the new vis tor to shani shan I al at the street contrasts are vivid 16 on the wide streets are window displays worthy of any fifth avenue store on cross streets shops are hung with bright colored flags co con ered with chi ch I 1 nese ideographs telling of bargains sales and the nature of the goods sup plied piled nearby a street vendor shouts the wares contained in the packs or portable kitchens that swing from the ends of his shoulder pole modern talking cinemas presenting the latest films and some high class chinese theaters debouch their gay throngs tenements close their board fronts darken and are still except for a few who try to snatch a little ion longer ioner er working timp away from the night bright limousines unload a group of people at some large lame hotel along the bund to intend a formal dinner other people are frequenting wealthy chinese restaurants A miss on is giving soup and religious teaching to a queue of hungry souls chromatic s Is proclaim the world s most advertised articles of trade what matters it if two chinese women are brawling loudly beneath a radio sign or that outdoor chinese barbers are scraping their patient vie tims in the shadow of a wall that bears advertisements of the most highly rec commended om mended shaving preparations large efficient schools and colleges rise in stately edifices in a single room olf an alley young youngsters stArs are shouting over and over at the tops of their voices the lists of characters they are learning jazz bands wall at modern night clubs and cabarets while a lone hawk ec er pipes a few wavering notes on a flageolet and hopes for one more cus tomer for his pickled fruits before he goes wearily to bed A woman beggar carrying a poorly dressed babe holds her hand out toward an ermine wrapped lady who is 13 carrying a pekingese dog day or night summer or winter life glimpses on the street are as diverse and fragmentary as tl ese words I 1 use in trying to suggest them but all summarize shanghai activity on waterways turning from streets to waterways one can also so observe ceaseless activity on the si bawel and other creeks as well as on the Whang poo river at one time creek was a stream of much greater size than it Is 13 now but through tho th years it has become silted and much canalized thou sands of chinese craft and houseboats animate this creek which cuts a simi ous path down through the city and joins the Whang poo at the northern end of the bund band vegetables rice and other products that supply shanghai Shang hals s heavy demand for food supplies and goods for trans sh ament are brouil t in from the conn coun try districts and from ow way where the creek connects with china a 2 h grand canal some of the goods that are discharged from steam ers at woosung are also brought down to v creek on smaller boats and unloaded into warehouses along the ma waterway thus a constant of 0 traffic flows under several bridges that span the creek creel and its banks always present a busy appearance and the Whang poo I 1 more afore than thir ty five million tons of foreign shipping cut muddy furrows up the Whang poo in a year according to shanghai a clearance papers hundreds of junks move mone up and down the river with the tides and winds some of them are heavy junks high sterns color fully painted with the PI fenix and oth er symbols transporting poles and tim her ber from other junks are engaged in coastal trading but many of them form the large lame fishing fleet or do algi work between shang hal bat and the mouth of the river at woo sung laige ocean loneis and freighters lie ile at dock doel along the water front the japanese shipping companies have con sid erable berthing capacity along the settlement front and amer ican lean and other sh aping concerns have have established wharves and godowns far ther up the river on the side across the Whang poo above the city lumber ships tankers tramp steamers and warsh ps lie ile in midstream ships of many flags look to shanghai s trade launches lighters and sampans ma heuver about along with ferries and large flat bottom river boats that trans port numbers of chinese up the yangtze even women beggars comb the waters and hover around ships to salvage in nets net food scraps or anything else of use thrown overboard there could hardly be a it more diversified grouping of ships in any waters statistics show that the harbor has accommodated as many as mer chant vessels and 22 warships at the same time besides of course large numbers of miscellaneous smaller craft projects to improve the harbor despite the figures on ship move ment merit there Is much to be desired of the Whang poo harbor ag as Shang hall liall looks toward her future the mouth of the rh aher er has a tend ency to silt up and also to form lows along the channel and thus to make it difficult for ships of deep draft to pass even at high tide extensive labor on the part of the Whang poo 00 conservancy board has made improvements in the harbor so that pace has been kept with the growing need it Is not the Whang poo however which causes the grea greatest lest concern in planning for the deeper draft vessels of the future but rather the sand bars in the yangtze mouth the fact that five billion cubic feet of 0 sediment ment debouch 1 into the sea each year t to 0 pile up at the river mouth presents no small problem j |