With great pomp, Chinese offciais and public beales on Tuesday, Aug. 27, commemorated the birthday anniversary of Coniueius in many cities, not ably in Chutu (he birtolace of the sage,, Nanking, Shanghai, Piping, Kweisui, Changsha, Kweiyang, Han 'Téinan, and' Hangenow. All vernment offices were closed, and in Shanghai the Chinese banks and several factories and commercial institutions observed the day os a Mr. Lin Sen, Chairman of the National Government, issued a brief manifesto eulogizing the works of the sage. The Government was repre. sented by Gen. Han Fu-chu, Ch.air~ man of the Shantung Provincial Government, at the sacrificial ceremonies held at Chufu. About 1,000 students took part in the ceremonies.
Ata memorial meeting in Nanking, Mr. Yeh Chustsang, Secretary: General of the Central Kuomintang Headquarters, made a report on the occasion, saying that the importance of the observance did not lie In the ceremony but in the manner the chings of the sage were being appreciated by the general public. Mr. Chu Cheng, President of the Judicial Yuan, "presided over the meeting, which was attended by many important Government oficial Mr. Pan Kung-chia, Commissioner of the Bureau of Education, on behalf of Gen, Wu Te-chen, the Mayor of Greater Shanghai, presided over commemoration meeting held at the Mass Education Association Building in Wen Miao Road, when more 1,000 persons, representing Government and public organs, were resent. Several speeches on the Hife and teachings of the sage were made, This is the second time the event has been officially observed since the Nanking Government decreed last year that the day should be a
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