The members of Shanghai Native! Products. Exhibition preparatory commission have been appointed the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to-be members of a similar body-for a National Native Preducts obey the dictates of Nanking and rejoice that the whole country is now unified, these cities are to remember that there would be no Republic if it hud not been for the action of the men of Hankow and Wuchang in raising the flag of revolt. this reason no less than 20 slogans have been specially approved for use on placards and as texts for speeches. They can be easily summarised. The first five announce that the revolution had its origin in the voice of the people; asserted the rights of the Eastern races; was the outcome of ten attempts; revealed the principles of democracy; and proclaimed that all men are equal. Another group calls on the people to remember that the foundations of the Republic must be firms that energy ig needed to advance its purposes; that the party must be supported; that the Three Principles must be propagated; that the un~ equal treaties must be abolished; that the Tsinan incident must not be forgotten; and so on, The original note is struck in a slogan urging the people to support necessary changes, and we have not previously had the group glorifying the Wuhan cities as the birthplace of the Republic, originality is not dead.
The programme of events is not very brilliant, A military display, 'a flight of aeroplanes, a lantern casion or two, some speeches, and possibly fireworks. As yet there ix enthusiasm, but orders have been sued about flags and lanterns, ans, and topics for speeches, 80 the enthusiasm will probably follow, who lives on the borders of hesitates to sacrifices a day's wages, but, when the day: comes, he will doubtless occupy his leisure in parading the streets and listening to the #peeehi
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