Accession of Emperor Jimimu Celebrated Here While their Chinese _nelghboitrs nolllly" celebrated the advent New Year, local Japanese residents on" oh, it. solemnly marked the 240nin" anniversary." of Emperor Timmt's secession to the throne.
Speciat services were held In. the morning. atthe Japatese Consulate: General, Whangpoo Road, for the afl of ibe, Smbasy" andthe songulate-General, and the general 'Many hundreds' of patriotic w5r-shippers witnessed the. ageralsing ceremony vat the Shanghai Shinto Shrine, Kiangwan Rosd, at 11 o'clock in the morning, "me ceremony was featured by an address delivered by Mr. Masusaburo 'Amano, head of the Japanese Realaferus Corporation; and. mass. singing of the "Empire day' song." to the ac+ companiment of the band of the Jepanese Third Fleet.
"AL 130" Otlock in' the afternoon a special programme was staged the Girls' Righer "School, Ouyang oad for uh pupils and' ihele bar en 'The programme was later repeated for the benet of blue-tackles' from the Third Fleet and the Special Landing Party, "AN official Japanese institutions aiid shops remained closed through Out on Feb, It while the entertaine ment district In Hongkew preserved an unaccustomed air of solemnity.
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