have sprung up all over the-place in designs both Chinese and to be celebrated. on Wednesday.
Pailous or decorative arches The, Fourth of July festivities Electricians are busy at work putting on strings of began Yesterday with the traditional flits, which will illuminate the arches as well as all the principal baseball game between' the Fourth buildings at the Civic Centre.
U.S, Marines and the Shanghai Ama-'The City Government building will tours at the Race Course for the be lighted throughout during the nights from July 7 to 18, and Cunningham Cup, full details of its outline will be shown to great advantage by the thousands of which will be found on the Sports lights against the sky.
Page. Owing to the! fact that July 4 falls on a Sunday this year, the The most important centre of at-room for the many cases of beauti-traction will be the athletic grounds, ful jade articles, which attracted so keb cha Day celebration has been transferred officially to July 5, where a special new 'b has much attention while on pre-view but in the United States and other been built to provide room for. the at the Sun Company's building some countries, Americans are spreading exhibition of China's modern indus-time ago. Only a small charge of the events of the occasion over tries. Here in this building ma-twenty cents will be made for ad-Saturday, Sunday and Monday. chines aresetup and will be run to mitiance into this show room. Not demonstrate the excellence of Chi-very far away from the gymnasium One of the best displays of fireworks ever seen here was enjoyed nese-made machinery and machine-neat little matshed ball where made Chinese products, At the back the most wonderful collection ai last night at the Columbia Country of this building are to be seen elec-China teas will be placed on exhibit.
Club by members and their guests trio welding. irrigation pumps and The outer ting of rooms surrouadwho viewed the spectacular exhibi-other like machines at- work. ing the stadium track and field is tion from the lawn and the verandah Opposite this building stands the now being fitted up as an air defence of the club. Later last night, the Original Gymnasium, which has been exhibition. It is expected that this members of the Club and their, rarstormed into an exhibition hall alone will attract at least 100,000 guests held their Fourth of July Ball for Chinese hand-made or semi-people. AW the articles are provided with a buffet supper beginning at hand-made articles. Naturally, carve by the Nanking Government, and midnight, ings, China-ware and lacquer-ware great expenditure has been incurred Another feature of last nights occupy the place of honour, but it is for their preparation. A real aero-affairs in honour of the &: casion was surprising the glass-ware placed on Plane, We size models of aerial a moonlit ride down the Whangpoo show. bombs, working map in relief to River by the American Machine Gua in the gymnasium stands show methods of air-defence control, Company and their friends. Dancing are quickly being put up to provide Will surely draw, lenge crowds of took a prominent place in the party's spectators to the Civic Centre. This entertainment. exhibit will be free to those who hold Yesterday also saw Marines and
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