Ceremonies and Parades: Labour Guilds, Students, Officials and Boy Scouts Canton, May 5.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen formally assumed office as President to-day. The proceedings commenced at Parliament House, where the President of the Senate, Lin Sun, formally invited Dr. Sun Yat-sen to accept the Presidency of China. Dr. Sun Yat-sen thereupon took the oath of office, and was presented with the official seals.
The President then went to the presidential headquarters, where he gave a reception to all the civil and military officia%&. He subsequently witnessed parades organized by the labour guilds, students and Boy Scouts, and reviewed the troops on the Parade Ground, later returning to the Government Buildings to receive congratulations.
The President, in the course of an address, assured the people and also foreign nations that he would respect the treaties and also the principles of liberalism, constitutionalism and devotion to the common weal.
The celebrations concluded with a lantern parade, the illumination of the harbour and a procession ut dragon boats.
During the day the streets, which were decorated with flags and Chinese arches, were thronged with people, despite the heavy rains.—Reuter.
Manila, May 5.
All the Chinese societies here have celebrated the inauguration of Dr. Sun Yat-sen as President. The patriotic clubs and leading merchants cabled their felicitations to "the only man capable of restoring peace and order in China."—Reuter.
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