Dart hip Haining, which-was the celebrations, the pisie off Nanking, fired a 21-gun sal jute.
Other celebrations were held in theatres and halls in the city.
200.000 persons will pane will parti-
Mr. Lin gave a detailed account as to the origin of the "blue sky, white sun against red background" which characterize the Chinese flag, but the yellow pennant on which the words "peace and reconstruction" are written which was recently decided. to be part of the flag of the new regime was conspicuous by its absence, Only the usual national flag as the one used by the Chungking Government was printed in the handbill in its proper qlours.
It was stated that the flag was designed by the late revolutionary leader Lu Hon-tung, chief assistant to Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the early days of the Kuomintang revolutionary movement. He said that the "blue sky" means "justice, equality and freedom while the white sun was interpreted as being clean and bright. The red colour means free-existence, struggle, equality of d ard mutual prosperity and Bank of France Returns Paris, Apr. 25.
Gold reserves totalling 84,614,000,- 000 francs of a gold content of 27.5 milligrammes were shown in the rè- turns issued today by the Bank of France for the week ended April 17, showing no change as compared with week, note circulation was given as 156,443,000,000 francs, a decrease of 807,000,000 francs, compared with last week.—Reuter.
Canadian four production December 1939, was the highest December output since 1928, and amounted to 1,509,966 barrels, as against 1,052,002 barrels for the corresponding month in 1938, A central telegraphic news agency has officially.come into existence to publicity work for. the new government. The agency is to be headed by Mr. Lin Peh-sen. The other news agencies which have been doing the same work will be suspended and incorporated with the A stylish pair of glasses adds to your beauty. We have wide experience in ary, in a speech of felicitations d at"this morning's formal fitting glasses for different individualities, and Japan should share responsibility for the A large stock of newest style rim and rimless frames, made to order with your own Rx or free-refraction by our optometrist.
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