Mukden, Feb, 29. ceremony consisted of a meeting of delegates strom all Manchuria and School in fun ety. The "halt was gaily decorated with red, yellow A i a rte spot EA date, "First, The meeting Was presided over by the magistrate of Mukden hsien and ches by delegates were Two Koreans, speaking already was in. print was adopted. The contents of the resolution were not disclosed to the public. Numer ous Japanese were in evidence at the celebrations, Preparations for the establishment Jand functioning of the new independent Government in Manchuria are Proceeding apace.
Tt is loamed to-day that. the South' Manchuria" Railway has: already signed a contract with the new Government for. $20,000,000 for the erection of Government buildings at Changenon, It is. stated that ne-third-of this contract price has been paid!
'The inauguration of the new State, however, which had bee fixed'to take place on March 1 again reported to have been' post Tt is understood that the "Solfunder General Vu Chung-han, spent $125,000 upon the three' celebration which was ordered in honour of the new regime, 'The celebrations' are still in progress but they do not appear to have awakened any great enthusiasm.—Reuter.
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