Mukden, June 29.
ere on June 27 to. commemoral Ensborale. celebrations were, staged the inauguration of the Mukden City Waterworks, The ceremonies were held inthe Park of Myriad Springs, situated southeast of the walled oily, The "invited guests, Including the Teading offcats, mili-(ary and civil, and prominent gentry, assembled at the Invitation of Mayor GG. Wong, in the Waterworks premises.
"Arrangements for entertaining uesis had been most carefully made and. reflected great credit on the officials in charge. Shortly after 10 Am, the" exercises opened with hoisting of the Manchowkuo flag. The national anthem was played by the Municipal Band. and sung by a chorus of school children, Addresses were made by Mayor Wang, Governor Pao of Fengtien Province, Major-Gen, Miura, Chief of the Military Mission, Gen, Vu, Commanding the Manchoukuo Army in this disfrlet, and others.
'As the guests entered the onclosure, etch. one' was supplied with:
booklet in Japanese, setting forth the history of the waterworks and flying teehnleal and financial details Felaling to the project; a packet of souvenir postcards and a. souvenir towel which Was a. great conven! fence to those of the guests who preferred to carry home the refresh nents. furnished "to them, in addition to the customary silk rosette every triest also received a Strip of tlekots each one of which was exchangeable for some type of refreshment, Paotzu, and mien, were available for native tastes, while "boxes of sandwiches and several varieties of Japanese food were also. available at the various booths, which had been. erected round the border of the property.
One ticket entitled the bearer to a bottle of Japanese saki, complete with tiny porcelain cup, while another loket called for a quart bottle of beer, with convenient cup. Next to the enclose where the ceremony was carried out, an open-air stage had been erected and performances continued for some. hours.
'With the invitation had been sent a programme and a sketch map, which showed trate: arrangements, 'The car-park. was remote from the scone of the ceremony. Recalling that urldentifed, acquisitive persons had on previous' occasions abstracted from our car the clock, pump, tools, spares, horn, trame-signal and. jack, the. disturbing thought. presented sett that the body might be next, We felt as powerless as a tourist contesting a "John Keeno" with a Minus One Expensive Hat Eventually we decided to leave the car al home and take a bus. The plan worked—we still have the car, "But our fears were not. un-Jusliged, th stead of the car we wore grey felt hat, price $26, Searches fand enquiries. "were. unavailing—we Toft hatless, consoling, ourselves. with the thought. that a hat costs less than a ear, the hat was only a 7% while the ear is an 8, Evidently the Waterworks (Shuitao) also suffers because that much published "'wangtao," Is more advertised. than practised here, for when we reached home, we noted that some one had stolen the cap from the fire hydrant, neat our gate, Immediately after the ceremonies, there. trooped ina small. army of wwallresies,, chosen from. the most popular Japanese cafes, and an equal umber of native entertainers, {rom the singsong houses, Besides adding gay touch of colour to the seen, they assisted, the guests in oxchang-Ing' their tickets. for refreshments.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.