The Archive · 1935

Great Preparations

According toa Hsiking telegram the Emperor of Manchoukuo will visit Harbin at the beginning of September for purpose of reviewing the river fatiha, "In Harbin the streets along which he will drive are being brought and flower beds along the centre where only rubbish before lay. The Mostovya is being laid with asphalt and along the bank of the Sungari a Good road is being made s the present road is rough for motor ears, For the past two weeks a gunboat has been carrying out manmuvres above the Sungari railway bridge and there fare several gunboats in the harbour below the new bridge. So far very little is known of the programme the visit or the Length of it.

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