Appreciation Expressed On Meiji Anniversary On the anniversary of the birth of the late Emperor Meiji, on Wednesday, Mr. Masaji Yoshida, chairman of the Shanghai Japanese Chamber Jof Commerce and Industry, handed over "messages of appreciation" to Vice-Admiral Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Commander-in-Chief of the Third Fleet, and General Iwane Matsui, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces in Shanghai, the "Shanghai United News" Reported yesterday morning.
A resolution to send "such messages, the paper reported, was adopted on Tuesday by unanimous vote of the members of the organization sitting in conference.
In the message to General Matsui. especial emphasis was placed on the "brilliant achievements" realized by the Japanese army "in securing the foundations for a perpetual peace in High tribute was also paid to the Navy in the resolution presented to Vice-Admiral Hasegawa.
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