The New Year's Day of 1935 was ushered in by the Chinese with many celebrations in the form of meetings, home goods movement, dress display, and cornerstone-lying ceremonies.
Official "celebrations began in the main hall of the City Government building, Kiangwan, at 10 am. where festive gathering of Gen, Wu Te chen, the Mayor, various bureaux JCommissioners. and officials of the City Government was held. The Mayor gave a short address, after which his subordinates, after bowing before him. formed two. lines and bowed before each other.
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