Nanking's Orders and Local parations: Tree Planting Elaborate preparations are bei made locally to observe" the third, anniversary of the death of t Dr, Sun Yat-sen. There, wilh be several mass meetings, one of which will be held in the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and the others in Chapei and Nantao, respectively.
The Nationalist Government. in Nanking has issued the following order I connection with the coco 'All public offices and_morchants shall lower their flags to half masts 'All public fees shall" suspend business for the day: shall be suspended for the day'
'All entertainments and amuse rents shall suspend for the day'
Men shall honour the memory of the late President by wearing black repo arm bands Women" shall wear {imitation flowers of black crepe:
"Ail gunboats. shall fire a salute of 88 guns at 11 am. on Monday, Mazch 12, which is the occasion' and Ail public offices shall be decorat-with black and-white cloth, The local programme, which has been drawn "up, shall'be as fole ows to the portrait of the Into President: tree planting! the iting of crackers and guns: five minutes Silence: reading of the will: musi distribution of literature: process sions: and publi lectures.
'AI! flags shall be lowered to halt rest and trafic shall be suspended for ten minutes.
instead of planting trees on Arbor Day, March 21, trees shall be plantced on Monday next at 10 a.m. vacant lot of land opposite the Bureau of Foreign Affairs. Those who. will plant trees will include the local officials, merchants, labourers and student Promptly at 930 am, the Chine exe gunboats in port wil fre a alate of 3. guns, when all Chincao wil be expected to remain silent and all trae suspended three. minutes Hor meditation. Treas wil Ye plant halt an have Inter. Dinner part= fen and amusements will be f den ind. members of the tang will be expected to eat onl vogetarinn food that day.
following shouts have been arranged for the day:
Dr, Sun is the leader of the National revolution: Dr. Sun tu the lender of " world-wide rovolat Dr. Sun's spirit a Dr. Sun's spirit a Continue the 'Sun' Yat-son revol tionary' spirit: "'Exterminato the niterists and unite China. through the Kfominang: Let all apprensed Dooples arise and unite under. the standard of the Three People's Principles: Hurry the convention of the National Citizens' Conference nm cordance with the will of the late President: Abolish uncaual treaties accordance with the President's Wishes: Only "the Three People's Principles can remove the suiferings of the people: Overthrow the Communists and remember the Preident: "Overthrow counter-revalue tionaries: Overthrow the Com. lourers: Overthrow selfish official and dishonest elders: Followers of the Three People's Principles should. arise and unite: Down with—the militarists: Down with the Communists: Down with, the unequal treaties: Long. live the success of the Revolutionary movement: Long live the Kuomintang: and Long live the Republic of China, The B.A.T, is reported by the Chinese papers to have dismissed the Inst of the Russians employed by them during the recent strike.
TrovoLe has arisen in Nantao over the collection of municipal taxes, which the merchants allege are out of proportion to their verts. Gen. Chang Ting-fan, the Mayor, has ordered an investiga tion, Tue Korean supporters of indppondence last Friday celebrated their national independence day with: meeting in the French Concession, at which the speaker and audiene> alike urged Formosans and Korgars "continue to gE for Leese
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