Tokyo, May 12, With a view to stimulating "the whole nation to renewed resolution to fight through the present mergency," Japan is to observe the fourth anniversary of the China war on July 7 with elaborate ceremonies, The entire programme, according to the Japanese press, will be based on the spirit of Imperial Rescript issued en the first anniversary of the hostilities, and all events will embody gratitude towards the war dead, the war wounded and the war bereaved.
The programme for the day, as released by the Board of Information, include hoisting of national flags by all houses, private or official; silent prayer at noon for the successful execution of the China incident, the martial fortune of os" at the front and the peaceful rest of the war dead; "and special commemoration issues by all newspapers and magazines, The public throughout Japan will be notified of the prayer hour through sirens, the radio, drums or gongs, and for ote minute all traffic will be suspended, In Tokyo large-scale rites for the war dead and a commemoration meeting will be held under the auspices of the Board of Information, A special commemoration programme will be given by radio for a week beginning July 1, when lectures concerning the China war will be broadcast, Theatres and film houses will be asked to stage entertainment related to the affair, Government offices, schools and ether public organizations will hold a meeting to hear the Imperial Rescript granted on the first anniversary of the affair, They will also nts suitable to national including national flag hoisting ceremonies, martial arts exhibitions, consolation visits to war bereaved families, and worshipping at Shinto shrines Air defence drills will be held dur-z the anniversary week on date io be defined later in respe localities—Reute:
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