The te session of the Council of the League of Nations decided to adjourn its hearing of China's appeal to Monday. China's appeal has been removed from the Council's agenda because Dr. Wellington Koo, the chief Chinese delegate, is awaiting instructions from his Government.
Winter's official demise wil be celebrated by the customary bean throwing ceremony at the Shanghai Shinto Shrine in Kiangwan Road at 6 o'clock in the afternoon of February 3, the "Shanghai United News" announced yesterday, The bean throwing ceremony, cailed by the Japanese "mamemaki," to greet the change of seasons, or "setsubun," widely observed throughout Japan, The people seatter beans about their houses in an effort to drive out all evil spirits, and woo good luck with cries of "fukuda chi" and "oniwa soto.
Priests of the leading shrines and temples observe the custom in the presence of thousands of worshippers. Popular actors and wrestlers usually are employed as bean throwers.
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