American Journalists Well Entertained: Industrial Mission Stays Away Front Oux Own Comsesronsent Harbin, Oct. 14.
The American journalists invited by the Japan Press Association to visit Japan and Manchoukuo arrived in this city on October 10, a very large crowd being at the station to meet them, neluding the Mayor Mr. Lut Jung-hwang, the CER. President Mr. Li Shao-keng, the Nippon Consul General Mr. Morishima and many other officials, both Manchu and Nipponese. From the railway station the party drove to the Hotel Moderne, where they. were interviewed by the Russian press, following which they wen{ to the American " Consul-General's residence for tea. In the evening a rear banquet was served at the Railway Club, the American journalists being the guests of the Harbin Municipality. There were some 150 persons present, many of whom Americans and British, the indi mins including all the leading men the city of Harbin with their wives. "A speech of welcome wa made by the Mayor, Mr. Lui Jung and replied to by Mr. Gilligan washington Sun." A big Programme of both Chinese and Rus= sian tuens was presented during the banquet which lasted three hours. Following the dinner, many of those present made up parties to the cabarets in the town, while others went to the dancing halls. On the following day the whole of the party visited Foochiatien, saw the shipping wharves, had a trip on the river and then visited the Manchuria Research Museum where they examined the Paintings of the Chinese artist Miss Faith Yang and her fine model of the Peking Summer Palace. In the afternoon the Japarcse Consul Gen feral gave a tea party at the Japan-'Manchoukuo Club. practically the same guests attending who were at the banquet the night before. In the evening the visitors Lad dinner with the American consul, Mr. Coville, and the following morning left for the south,
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