Buddha was the guest of honour at a reception given by the local officials, local organizations and th Shanghai Buddhist Association at the home of Mr. Fan Hui-chun, former District Magistrate of Shanghai, The reception was held in a large matshed hall erected especially for the purpose. At th southern end was a large stage where a number of brilliant Chine ese plays were given by some of th Col; most prominent actors and actresses in Shanghai. At the northern end was a Chinese character, " Feb (Buddha), done in lights and inside 4 circle," Overhead was a gallery. Yellow was the colour of the day, and, with the exception of the actors' costumes and two strips of pink cloth which hung about three feet from the ground, no ether colour was to be seen. number of bamboo decorations were placed at the different poles and lanterns hung down from the roof, MR. J, VAN LEER HAS HIS EYE ON THE CHINESE SITUATION
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