Purification of the ground on Int. Wutai where the Nanking Shrine will be erected will take place at ceremonies on December 17, the second/anniversary of the capture of Nanking, the "Shanghai Mainichi" reported yesterday.
Arrangements for the ceremonies were made at a meeting of the Nanking Shrine Dedication Committee on Tuesday afternoon, the "Mainichi" said. Mr. Ichiji Maeda is chairman of the committee.
After the ceremonies. Gen. Toshizo Nishio, Commander-in-Chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Forces to China, will be made honorary chairman of the committee, according to the local Japanese daily.
A further route is being added to the bus company's net-work of services at the beginning of the coming year, It will be route No, 16 which will' run from chang Road to Vu Ya Ching Road by way of Gordon Road, Sinza Road, Carter Road, Avenue Road, Tatung Road, Burkill Road, Chengtu Road, Weiheiwei Road and Race Course Road. Single-deck buses will provide transportation facilities on this route which will link the north-western part of the Settlement with the heart of the city and should thus be.a welcome innovation which, at the same time, will go one step further towards relieving the acute transportation problem in this
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