The streets are crowded with] people out of work and begging for crust of bread yet the amount of Troney that has been spent on the illuminations and other decorations. in the celebration of the first anniversary of the Manchukuo State would have probably feed 50,000 people for at least a week.
Besides the lamps ard flags which have been purchased by the private population, the Municipal author Ues have erected arches in all parts. of the town and carried out a scheme of decorations which, must have cost a very considerable amount of extremely cold all the principal of the town gathered in the 1 Gardens, where speeches were made and where a procession was formed to march through the: main streets of the town. At the head of thie procession a Japanese. officer rode on horse back' clearing the way. He was followed by a detachment of Police some 500 strong, the foremost carrying rifles with fixed bayonets and the second detachment carrying revolvers, but the whole of them also carrying small paper flags in their hands, while the Police band played ma tial "music. "At the general procession the Chief of the: Police and the Mayor of the Towa well ax the number of other officials walked along with their fur was, If we adapt this percentage 14.2 The Japanese press reports that!
Teign debts forthe year 1983, the authorities, have decided foreign debts for the year 1992, allocate a. plot of land in the the streets where the projaranteed by. the 'Chinese Marinity of the Race Course, for} cession wended its way Police. were Stationed on the pavements about ime 'Customs' receipts of the Chi-inhabitants of the left bank of the rds apart, all having rifles nese Republic, the share of ths Sungatl River who wish to build Manchukuo Customs would district which can be considered! with fixed bayonets, ready for any 27,713,916 pound sterling and] fas. being safe from, the risk of tmergeney. flood. The area which has been Rejoicing to Order The following table for the years set apart for this purpose is suffi-Though orders had been issued 1982 to 1960 show the amounts tient {0 accommodate 2,000 families. that all-the shops on the main street which should be paid annually by "Reuter. should be' closed for. the occasion, the Chinese Gustoms. {there was not-one™ that shut Total payments of all Chinese Customs door, bat, In the revision market many' of the vegetable and grocer Shops were, compelled to close ba.
1032 excuse the Police" iesisted that 4038 feast 10 servants from each store 4034 should join in the procession and carry fags.
The procession, wended its way.
3038, without the slightest sign of 4030 thusiasm, without any: cheering and i940 2316, 000 without much interest being taken it by the general population of the town, who. preferred to keep iwvay from the maig streets, fearing So short.a time has passed since
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