Special New Year Ceremony Due on Saturday Combined forces from the Japanese Special Naval Landing Party and Japanese men-of-war in port will hold i New Year's parade in Hongkew Park on Saturday, a Japanese naval spokesman announced yesterday. Mechanized units of the Landing Party will parade on Kiangwan Road.
Rear-Admiral Yoshinobu Shishido, commandant of the Special Naval Landing Party, will take the salute. Vice-Admiral Koshiro Oikawa, commander-in-chief of the Japanese China Seas Fleet, will attend the event, he said. Officers from the various foreign military forces in Shanghai, Japanese army officers, and others had invited, according to the spokes-
The parade will start at 10 o'clock in the morning. Admission will be by invitation only.
Rome's Envoy li London Now in Italy Anglo-Italian Parleys Likely to Be Cordial Rome, Jan. 3.
Signor Dino Grandi, Itzlian Ambassador to London, is at present in an official communique said today.
His presence here is held in some quarter: indication thet the Anglo-Italian conversations to be held shortly will be conducted with utmost cordiality as originally planned.
The ltalism Ambassador's absence from London is now regarded a: proof that Italy and Britain believe "no disturbing element" can cause the postponement of the visit to Rome by the British Premier, Mr. Neville Chamberlain, nor change the preliminary plans—United Press.
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