Tokyo, Feb, 23.
Four days of Imperial feast and banqueting started in the Chi yada Palace to-day in formal cele-Gretion of the birth of the Crown' Prince to Emperor Hirohito Empress Nagako. The Imperial infant was born exactly two months ago to-day.
honour of the formal celebration of the "birth of the Crown Prince, the Emperor donated 780,008 to be used for the protec: tion of babies and mothers—United Press, [decapitated outside the club gates Jat 11.80 yesterday morning, prior to the race being run. Two of the victims were men who actuall ltook'part in the hold-up, while the other: two. were responsible for the factual scheme. One lived in the French Goneession and was a former regimental commander of the. Kien Kuo Chum, under Gen, Fan Chung-sui, while the other was a battalion Jcommander in the same army, Some Jof the money has been recovered from the Chinese banks. with whom it had been deposited, $1,200 being with the National Industrial Bank, while $340 was with the China South Seas Bank.
An aerial display was given on New Year Day by" three planes which were named that morning at the aerodrome. One given by the People of Wuhan was named the "Wuhan," while. the other two, riven by the Kin-han Railway were named "Kin-han 1 and 2
Hard on Shanghai 'The Russian beggars who have been plaguing the place for several months have had their number reduced: by' the Jocal authorities, who thave deported ten to Shanghi This apparently was the outcome log the robbery at the Russian IChureh, when $400 was taken from an offertory box. The police dis-Jeoversd who was the perpetrator, but he had already decamped. Before jeaving, he entertained the ten Russians now deported to a. feast. The thie? apparently is a well-known Jeriminal and. is" wanted in other ports, while he is also suspected of breaking" into. the Italian. Sfission near this centre,
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