In the presence of Countess To-moko Otani, younger sister of Empress Nagako of Japan, the Shanghai Japanese Women's Emergency Association was brought into existence yesterday afternoon The new organization, whose membership already exceeds 700, will assist in mobilizing the Japan n behind the troops at the front.
The elaborate ceremony marking the inauguration of the Association was also attended by representatives of the Japanese Army, Navy, For" eign Office, the Japanese Residents' Corporation and hundreds of members of the Shanghai Japanese Women's Association, the Friends'
Society, the Buddhist Women's Association and other bodies Following the inaugural address, the audience sang the Japanese national anthem ahd honoured the memory of officers and men killed in action by a minute of silence. Later, military and naval officers delivered lectures, followed by Japanese néwsredis, SUNDAY,
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