Hankow, Nov. 10, The day has been a full one, and the programmes in celebration of [the Armistice and the Japanese coronation have been dove-tailed together very neatly. The Consular Body has spent a strenuous time fulfilling Rs obligations. At nine o'clock, the children in the Meiji School met to sing patriotic songs and to have the meaning of the Coronation explained to them. At ten o'clock, their parents joined them' at the Japanese Consulate-General for a celebration service, and at noon the sta of the Japanese Consulate welcomed their friends, By this time, the United Services Association was holding high fes-rival in the Russian Club, where the band fro H. M. S. Castor was discoursing music at intervals and all sorts of good things were provided. Advantage was taken of this "representative gathering to present the O, B. E. decoration to Mr. J. C. Hutchison, the presentation being made by Hf. M. Consul-General.
At I pam, the Japanese reservists assembled to listen to the special message sent to them by the Emperor, and then marched to the Consulate to join in a gathering of the whole Japanese community. A telegram was despatched, conveying the congratulations of ' the local [Japanese and the great nationed event was otherwise fittingly. celebrated. The whole of the arrangements were marked by that, thoroughness and artistry which [characterise the Japanese.
Tre annual football match between the United Services and the Race Club began at three o'clock, and was over in time to allow of visit to the Japanese Concession to" watch the lasitern procession and fee the fireworks. These began at 16 pin. and 0 there was no difficulty, in getting to the Hankow Club in time for the dinner with which the fices which our kith and kin made will be recalled, in a service which will be conducted by the Rev. A. J. Gedye, in front of the Cenotaph which now stands in the grounds of M. Consulate-General. Prior to the British service, the French will hold their service' of commemoration before their War Memorial, and the British, of course, will be' off. cially represented there.
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