Enmitles of five years ago will be forgotten on Jan, 28 as Japanese Buddhist priests will pray before the tombs of those who laid down thei ives ghting for -dlameteleally opposed causes, On January 1 there were 83 boys the Reformatory and this number gradually increased Yo 188 on Oclober 8. This was the highest figure recorded during the year. After that date the numbers decreased until on December 31 there were 158 boys in custody. "The sentences of 41 boys who had been sentenced to terms of Imprisonment in addition to their Reformatory terms were remitted and the boys were released. These releases are granted by the Court under provisions of the Chinese Criminal Code and are made on the recommendations of the Gaol authorities who base their recommendation on the boy's conduct while in the Reformatory, his previous criminal cord, if any, and his possibilities of being properly cared for after release and, if of suitable age, his obtaining employment. Since the system was ul Into effect in June the cases of 68 boys have been considered out of which 41 have had their prison term The reorganization of the educational training of the boys and juveniles was considerably improved under the personal supervision of the Assistant Governor and three qualified The occasion will be the anniver= sary of the beginning of the Shanghai hostilities. Prayers wilt be. offered at the Navy Cenotaph in the Japanese Cemetery, Chapel, the Chinese memorial to the Unknown Soldier in /Miaobangchen, and on the spot where three Japanese privates were killed while seeking 10 blow up Chinese barbed wire entanglements,. The latter, known in Japan as "The Three Humdn Bombs," have formed the motif for plays, songs, paintings, and monuments,
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