The Archive · 1941

To Be Held Today

It is now revealed in the n&w ré- gime's press that not only in Shanghai but also in other cities occupied by the Japanese mass meetings will be held today to celebrate the recognition of the Nanking regime by eight countries. "As previously reported, a motor car procession will be held this morning ju Nantao and Hongkew, while in the evening a long lantern procesión will wind its way from the front gate of Jessfield Park.

The formal part of the programme is a mass meeting to be held at 9 am. in the Chamber of Commerce Building in North Honan Road just across the bridge, which is within the Chinese territory, Bonfires and firecrackers will feature in the celebration in Nantad and Pootung. Nothing ^^sibility of cancelling the celebration has been annoumged as to the pos-if it should rain, indicating that some sort of programme will be carried oit.

Reports from Hangchow, Nanking, Litho (in Anhwei), Soochow, Hankow and Kashing indicate that elaborate preparations have been made in those but cities for the same pi processions are includ ment programmes to held on July 18, b gime's officials decided to do things on a large scale they were postponed to y.

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