The Archive · 1940

Master of Money Ceremonies

Finally, 1 must not forget to mention the' presence of the famous money-thrower, Mr. Li, or One Bunch. Mair, as he is beller known, thanks to a' mole on his check from which sprout a few solitary hair, No funeral would be considered. really first-class without the services of this Mr. Li who is now set-years Is famous for the skilful and vigorous way in which he throws the obligatory paper money high into the air, "so that it 5 to view into the sky." as aggeratedly describe it.

'On this occasion, however, he did pot seem to. be' putting forth his full powers, as the white paper dises did not rise very high and fell again thick clusters to the ground, 10 the great satisfaction of the bei children who scrambled and fought fas they. gathered them up in order to sell them to the waste-paper col-

The funeral and accompanying ceremonies are said to haw nearly half-a-million dollars. would be interesting to know, where this large sum came from,'as Wu borrowed from the European This is the Japanese Lose Heavily In Kwangsi Sector

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