The Archive · 1926

Celebrations of May Day

Hongkong, Apr. 30.

According to advices from Canton, the Government and citizens there have decided to celebrate May Day to-day, while a monster demonstration will be staged in Canton by} incladinge the locational, and women's' associations. The same advices also report that the third conference of labour organizations and the second conference of] agrarian organizations throughout the country will he opened to-day, with the object of inspiring, Soviet-

Osaka, May 1 The first May Day since' th organization of the Japan Labourers and Farmers Pi March 5 witnessed the participation of a number of farmers wearing ieturesque sunshades and native eled with modern overalls worn ivy factory workers, Altogether some 15,000 paraded the streets, but the demonstration wis Tokyo, May 1

Taking precautions against disturbances, the police ordered leading agitators to remain indoors. Cons quently May Day which was celebrated under strictest police super This morning about 20,000 repre. sentative labourers assembled at Shiba Park. After passing resolutions advocating an eight-hour day and other similar desiderata, they formed into orderly procession and marched to the Ueno Park, four miles eastward A few arrests were made di ing the preliminary meeting but disorder was virtually non-existent, good humour prevailing.—Renter.

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