The Archive · 1937

Procession Formed

After the demonstration the crowd formed a" procession and moved westwards in Nanking Road and into Bubbling Well Road and past the Race Course. Nearly thirty Johnson hire-ears, filled with demon-strafers and decorated with flags and written slogans, were in the line, Police and members of the Russian Regiment, S.V.C., brought Jup the rear, while a Chinese feamerasman' recorded the proceed ings from a car. There were no lashes between the crowd and the authorities. Some. eighty demon strafers found their way into the Central district by Nanking Road, fand then dispersed.

Printed sheets commemorating the event were distributed to the crowd at the comer of Nanking Road and Ships Dressed to Honour Double Tenth Shanghai, Oct. 11.

'The river presented' a gay display of bunting yesterday, wien foreign warships and merchant vessels were fully dressed honour of the Double Tenth anniversary. Steamers coming tip from Woosung have in sight with flags already frittering in obser~ vance of the Chinese Festival, One man on The Bund, surveying the scene in dismal drizzle, was heard to exclaim, "Why, "look, the Idzumo is not decorated. "Oh, of course, 1 forgot." he hurriedly added, "there is a' war" on Jand Interpreter Companies, S.V.C. Jexcept those on duty with the British fand" American Forces in Sectors. B, C and D, in the hall of the Cathedral School for Boys, Kiullans Read, yesterday morning.

"The "ceremony. was under the Jcharge of the commanding ofoer, ICapt. ZY. Chen, in presence Messrs. Vu Ya-ching and Yuan Hung-chee, president and vice-president, respectively, of the S.V.C. Chinese Companies "Association, and Majors: Jo." Zee and B. ¥. Woo of the ISV.C. Headquarters, Afier the general salute to the [Chinese national flag, brief speeches were delivered by Messrs. Vu Yuan, who narrated briefly the history of the Chinese units, S.V.C., praised the untiring and efficient Services to the community for over [30 years and encouraged ihe present members to perform their duties with joven greater zeal in fulure, "Three cheers of "Long Live ihe [Republic of China" brought the cere-many to a successful close. A mone-ary contribution for the benefit of [Chinese refugees was made by those resent, Different from previous years in that there were no lantern process sions and other forms of festivities because of the war, China's National Holiday was observed this year with grim determination to carry on a prolonged war of resistance against Japanese aggression.

Simple was the manner in which a commemoration meeting was held by the Shanghai City Government at Fenglinchiao yesterday morning, at which Mr. O. KO. Yul, the Mayor, delivered an address on the significance fof the National Day and urged (he [people to be prepared to fight to the bitter end so.as to ensure' the final victory for the Chinese, Various public' organizations held their res ppective meetings to celebrate, but all a very simple way in accordance with the government's instructions. National fags were displayed every Meanwhile, efforts were redoubled enforce the Chinese boycott of Japanese goods with the formal in auguration of the Shanghai Chinese Committee for Severance of Economic Relations with Japan. With influential persons from all walks of life as! Lits. executives, the Committee announced its purpose would be to en~ forea the severance of financial relations with Japan, the severance of all trade relations with Japan, and the withdrawal of all Chinese from Japanese employment and the dismissal of Japanese from Chinese om-ployment.

Drives were also intensified to me crease the sale of the Liberly Bonds and {o raise more money for the purchase of articles to comfort the

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