Difficulties of the Japanese Residents' Corporation of Shanghai to acquire a new president were increased Saturday as Mr. Shichitare Yada, former Japanese Consul-General here and one time official of Manchoukuo declined to accept the preferred past, the "Tairiku Shimpo" reported yesterday. (Sun).
it. Itsuji Hishida, chairman of the Japanese Residents' Assembly, and E.|Mr. Yozo Ouchi, president of Tung Wen University, who are now in Tokyo, have been seeking to persuade Mr. Yada to assume the post of "mayor" of Shanghai's "Little Tokyo." Mr. Yada was reported by the "Tairiku Shimpo" to having thanked the Japanese community of Shanghai for their offer, but had added that circumstances prevented him from accepting the post at once. He promised a definite answer during his impending visit to Shanghai after he had given the matter full consideration.
Mr. Yada who is now a director of the Toa Dobunkai, a society for the. promotion of cultural intercourse between Japan and China, is expected here on a visit with Gen. Nobuyuki Abe, former Premier, who is the chairman of the board of directors of the society. ject of text books used by all middle and primary schools. Models gliding machines and aeroplanes art to be provided by all such schools.
All schools of higher learning must make aeronautical engineering a required course in their engineering departments. Publications on aviation and aeronautical subjects must be carried out by all provincial authorities, also requines all Chinese schools to lay special emphasis on physical equation in order to make students cavatle of becriming "ideal" aviators, Fourth Marines Church Not since its inception in Shanghai has there ever been witnessed the tremendous crowd that attended the Fourth Marines Church Services held at the Grand Theatre yesterday morning. Approximately 5,000 persons were turned away for lack of seating space, the outer foyer and lobby being jammed to capacity hours before the start of the services. Proof of the uplifting and cultural contributions that the Fourth Marines Church is giving to the educational and musical circles of this city was demonstrated by those thousands that could not obtain admission. This was the most inspirational service ever conducted by Chaplain R. R. Marken, who used as his theme of the morning, "The Call Of The Springtime.'
Making their debut "The Crescendo Society," a chorus of 35 female voices, under the direction of Prof. Chao Mei-Pa, accompanied by Mr. Hans Baer pianist, presented the Waltz Song," "Spring Voices" by J. Strauss, and so well was this musical rendition put forth that the chorus obliged with an encore.
Heard during this concert, was soprano soloist Miss Sing-Chao Kwoh, another pupil of the Professor, who sang Sir H. Bishop's composition. "Lo! Here The Gentle Lark." The concert formally opened with the March "Flanders" by MeNichol, Fourth U.S. Marines Band, Bendmaster L. E. Giffin conducting. As the concluding number of this programme, the overture "Joys Of Spring" by O. Strauss were played, and in the finale, the Marines' Hymn and the American National Anthem.
The divine worship opened with the Prelude "Foreward, Be Our Alford, and for the Am Meet" ("By The Sea") by Schubert. A clarinet quartette, "A Day In Spring" composed of Sgt. Sheehan, Pfc's Brown, Lawson and Montgomery, was heard during these services, Suspect Injured Trying To Evade Arrest A Chinese was critically injured at 3 o'clock yesterday morning when he jumped from a first-floor window in Lane 106, Cunningham Road, as the Police were trying to arrest him. He.suffered skull fracture, and was taxon to the Police Hospital in an ambulance. to be held No less than 75 per cent are of the belief that France and Great Britain should agree to take part in a conference if Herr Hitler were io suggest it before next summer. any pere Ciechoslovakia, while 70 per cent. reject a peace in which Germany would maintain her hold over Poland.
—Havas.
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