Formed to take charge of several memorial undertakings, the Shanghai Society for the Celebration of the 2,600th Anniversary of the Founding of the Empire, was to come into being here yesterday as the local Japanese Community observed Empire Day.
The construction of a library, a playground, and the extension of the Shanghai Jinja premises on Kiangwan Road were among the work to be undertaken by the Society.
Mr. Yoshiaki Miura, Japanese Consul-General, was expected to be elected ex-officio president of the Society, with Mr. Chiyosaku Fukuda, acting president of the Japanese Residents Corporation of Shanghai, chosen vice-president. many, including a regimental commander and a battalion commander.
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