Mukden, Oct, 16, Mukden looked very attractive on Saturday when the "Tenth" was duly celebrated. That city was ly beflagged and unusual anima ion was imparted by the appearance of five electric ears which tra velled outside the walls and carried large numbers of pas were treated to free n 10 aeroplanes hummed over the city, giving another touch of moder-to the day's proceedings.
Most of the foreign community attended the reception given by Marshal Chang Tsolin at noon, Refreshment having been partake of, Mr. F. E. Wilkinson, the British Consul General, proposed the toast of the Chinese Republic, which was duly honoured, after which the Marshal toasted the guests. An interesting feature of the occasion was the presence of a diminutive figure in full Marshal's uniform—Chang's youngest: son.
Mr. W. Grave, formerly of the Russian Legation, and General Horvath, were much interested to learn. from the foreign press that they have been appointed counsellors to in. No such appointtially closed to trafic as Chang lin went to and from the North Camp where he had a demonstration of what the units of his army could do. Unfortunately the aerial performance disaster. Two aero were two of the most skilful Chinese aviators, went up, but somehow or other they collided and dashed, the two men being killed, This is the third aviation tragedy in a few Mr. J.J. Abbott of the Continental and Commercial Bank of Chicago which made a loan of G.$5,000,000 to the Chinese Government' in November 1916, and on which no interest hax been paid arrived here yesterday on his way to Peking.
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