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{FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT] THE ATHLETIC MEETING. The Punton Gazelle reporta:'--

Deferring to the wish of the authorities Upon receipt of the and intelligence

in Canton that, during the period of that Dr. Sun Yat Sen bad passed away general mourning for Dr. Sun Yat Sen. many expressions of condoleace from the various Consuls in Canton have reached all forms of entertainment be cartailed. the Oth Canton Athletic Meeting, at the Department of Foreign Affairs, while several Consuls have personally ridwangtung University, Canton, pastoned from March 18th-19th to March 20th-24th, visits to the Foreign Office to offer their will eliminate all displays and only carry tribute to the memory of China's "great out the contest events. This means that patriot and leader.

the tag drill by 1,000 Chinese girls, Among those who had called at the calisthenic exercises by 1,000 Chiness boys, Department of Foreign Affairs up to and the boy scouts (aspretion, review, and Saturday were:-Douglas Jenkins, Ame

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rican Consul-General; Johann H. Her demonstrations for which there had been mann, Acting-Consul of the U.S.S.Rueb preparation and training will not R. C. W. Rebrend, German Vice-Consul; "he staged. It is also the desire of the Capt. Constein, of the U.S.S. Helen authorities that there shall be no bands. and F. da Horta, Portuguese Consul

singing, or cheers. Instead of the usual) General

demonstrations at the beginning of the Sir James Jamieson writes : This and news cannot but Larn the thoughts Meeting, it will open to-morrow, March of all men to his high ideals and his 20th, with a silence of five minutes with mer-present desire to advance the interfall present standing and their heads un- ests of the Chinese people," and charac

covered as a mark of respect to the fate terises him RS the great national leader."

Kuomintang chief,

A PARK AS A MEMORIAL. At the meeting of the Society of the Revolution in Canton on March 14th, the Committee arsolved to request the Kuomintang. Central Executive Committee

Mr. Jenkins, the American Consul- General writes: May I take this op portunity to express my deep regret on this sal occasion and ta jutorm you that the flag of this Consulate General has been placed at half mast out of respect for the memory of so distinguished citiarn of the Chinese Republic??

Monsieur de la Prade, the, French to appropriate the Goddess of Mercy Hill, Consul, sends his rondolences on the or Kwun Yum Shan, as a public park occasion of the cruel loss which you and to be named the Chung Shan Garden; " your countrymen have sustained in the

to demolish the Temple of the Goddess person of Dr. Sun Yat Sen his long and painful suffering, his energy and serenity of Mercy in order to replace it with a in the last trint have a symbolic value: status of Dr. Sun Yat Sen, who is aŬRO the death of this statesman is worthy of

known as Sun Chung Shan and Sun his life of study, of labour, and of Wen; and to set aside $100,000 as the struggle"

a fund to inaugurate the

Sympathetic messages have also been nucleus of venival from the German Consul, the project. Japanese Consul, the Acting Consul of the US.S.R.. the Consul for Denmark, and the Acting Consul for the Nether-

lands

FLAGS" AT HALF-MAST. While all of the Consulates and some of the private. firms in Shamsen are fly- ng their flags at balf-mast as a mark of spect to this country, it is repacked in Chinese circles that the merchant ship- ning which ply due to and from Canton have completely ignored this act of inte national courtesy,

MEMORIAL CEREMONIES.

NORTHERN NOTES.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.} MARSHAL CHANG TSO LIN'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS.

MCDEN, March 9th.

The celebration of Marshal Chang Tsa.

Lin's birthday, which fell on March 5th, brought visitors, from far tal near. Amongst them were many delegates from the Reorganisation Conference with the result that this august body was deprived Mr. Hu Han Misthe Civil Governor.

of n quorum

and could not function for presided over a great meeting of mem- bers of the Kuomintang at Canton, heli Chief Executive, of Cabinet Ministers. several days. Representatives of the in the First Pobile Park, convraed for the parpose of holding commemoration and of Marshal Feng Yu Hsinng were ceremonies in connection with, the death sent while the members of the Con- sular Corps and foreign residents also

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of Dr. Sun Yat Sea. The park front guttended. was draped in black and white as a sign.

Having assembled in an adjoining of mourning An altar was erected milding, where they were met by the side the parade ground. A life-size Young General," the guests proceeded

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centre, drapped with Bags of the Kuo- dab of which Chang Tao Lin bimself, mintang. Dr. Sun's wills and other with a happy smile on his face, received testamentary declamations were exhibited the large party. He addressed a few round the altar. There were also many words, of 'welcome,, expressing his plea- flags lying, bearing inscriptions anch sure af seeing so many present, and ex- 18 Inextinguishable Principles,Im-plaining that it was not his wish that perishable Inspiration and so forth. such a celebration should have taken Over 80.000 persons are stated to have place when the affairs of the country were been present, including members from ir such a sad state but that he had had the Central Excutive Committee and its to give way to their desires. These re- Canton branches, the Whampoa Military marks on being interpreted by Mr. H. V. Academy, the Military Academy of the Kao, of the Foreign Office, were warmly Yunnanese, Kwangsi-ite and Cantonese applauded after which Mr. F. E. Wilkin- C.M.G.. British Consul-General, forces, schools, men and women, in Can- son, ton, Labour Unions. Public Institutions, called for "Three cheers for the Mar- and Agricultural Military and Govern shal," which were heartily given, followed

by a tiger. ment circles.

The proceedings consisted of an open- ing address by the Chairman: three bowa, silence for Sve minutes as a sign of mourning; then speeches by anbers and anally a parade and procession.

The Civil Governor in his speech said that the death of Dr. Sun Yat Sen meant not merely a loss to the Kuomintang and the Chinese nation, but a great loss to the whole world. "Although dead his spirit and his principles," he said, “are imperishable. It becomes our great duty therefore, to carry out his wishes, and to strive to accomplish. the revolution, so that our revolutionary campaign may he widely extendrd."

The

guests having been entertained to tifan, met in the improvised theatre in the Civil Covernor's yamen. Here Mei Lan Fang and leading actors from Peking per formed to the great delight of all present. By means of the Western Electric Public address system the entertainment was broadcasted to different parts of the city by means of six "loud speakers was transmitted to Tientsin by long dis tance telephone and there broadcasted.

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General TECHEN WU, who spoke to similar effect, said in the course of his address; as is translated by the Canton Gazette: There is, however, a minority respondent to make inquiries regarding feature attraction for the next few days Before Mr. J. R. Wood at the Central of people who are delighted at his death. what was being done in this department, has been acciaimed, a masterpiece from hagistracy yesterday, Private William This portion comprises the Imperialistic At the Branch Offes located in one of every standpoint.

on Sir Hy, of the 1st Battalion, the Eart Powers and Conquerors of the weak the apartments of the farmer Manchu Hider Haggard's famous novel, The Surrey Regiment, was charged on threa nations, the big landlorda, "militaria Palace, be was informed, that there are Moon of Israel is essentially a love counth, (4) with having behaved in a such as Teno Kun and War Pei Fu, the wireless stations in operation at Mukden, story, though we are told that it has noisy and disorderly manner "(5) with big capitalists, the corrupt officials and Changchun, Harbin, Tungking (on the stupendous background, which includes having damaged an electric bulb valued other oppressors of the common people, junction of the Sougar and Amur Rivers), the pomp and circumstance of the mighty at 50 cents, and (e) with assaulting They are happy because the chief oppon Manchuli, Yinkow and Hulatio. Others Pharaohs and the escape of the Chosen Chinese constable ent to their aggression and oppression of

A Chinese master-tailer of 10, Spring are in construction at Antung, Tsitsihar Feople out of the land of bondage the four hundred millions is now gone,

Garden Lane, said that at 11:45 p.m. om and Petropavlovsk, while plans for addi- But they fail to understand that Dr. tional stations are being considered.", The

the 17th inst. she door of his shop, which Sun's spirit and principles will never Telefunken Co, has supplied the materials, Acostume setting for a non-costume was bolted, was forced open by four- perish. He remains always in our mind hut the erection of the stations has been play is the atmosphere which pervadesoldiers. He (witness) bad also a cigareta and will still lead us in the revolution carried out by Chinese. Mukdes, which Universal's new Mary Philbin filim, "The stall in the shop and the first thing the campaigu. The responsibility for the possesses the most powerful equipment of Gaiety Girl" which comes to-morrow to soldiers did was to scatter the cigaretice. Then defendent broke thò electric bulb. salvation of our Nation aow falls en our the group, and is able to communicate the World Theatre shoulders. We must, therefore, exert with the Philippines and Honolulu, issues

The soldicam. The company worked for works in with his walking stick. ourselves in the struggle for the complea daily bulletin of messages sent out from sequences in the picture which have their afterwards ran away and witness gave « tion of "the revolution."

Nauen. Harbin does likewise.

setting in the interior of the famous chase." He saw a Chinese constable cless After further speeches by Mr. Wong At present all these stations are utilised Pencarreg castle, one of the landmarks with defendant, who broke away after Ynt Fei, and M. Sung Wei Fun, all for.official purposes, but it is hoped to of England's western conat

striking the constable in the face. De- bowed three times before the portrait of open them to commercial use very shortly,

fendant was eventually arrested by ar as well as the long-distance telephone. D. Sun followed by another pause for

Indian constable. five minutes' silence.

from Mukden to Tientsin, which has re- Large and appreciative audiences The latter, giving evidence, said that

been completed.

gretted Murray! the famous Australian the other soldiers were coming to the

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QUEEN'S' THEATRE.

At the conclusion, Mr.Hu Han Min other interesting announcement made bandeuff manipulator, and Escapolo rescue of defendant, when he was captur... ·

read Dr. Sun's last will and the follow- ing oath of the Kuomintang:

here was that the Central Government gist" when he made his bow last nighted, hut bolted on the approach of am We, 500,000 members of the Kuo-planned to remove the embargo on the at the Queen's Theatre. The initial por-Indian Sergeant. mintang, bereby swear that we shall import of radio material and to this endtion of Murray's entertainment consisted Inspector CP-Aris Baid that whent respectively follow the last will of the the Department of Telegraphs is preparof some elever sleight of hand tricks he examined defendant in the charge late President in carrying out his ing draft regulations. scheme of a national revolution.". After taking the oath, all the members shouted out; Imperishable are: the Spirit of our President and his prin ciples: Long live the Chinese Republic and the Kuomintang.”;

(Continued at foot of next Column.)

interspersed with a line of original room he found two abrasions on the comedy. His feature trick called “The soldier's hand which defendant said thati $3,000 Trunk, Mystery" was the piece de bo had received whilst playing hand balk A parade and procession through the resistance. How he free himself from on the previous day

Defendant was fined $5 on the fra maloos were then started at shout 2,30 the trunk after been securely bonnd, p.m. Two neroplanes,, draped in black manaclel and placed in a rack, is some-charge and ordered to pay 50 cents com The third flew over the Public Park three tiraes, as thing that must remain a mystery until pensation on the second.

charge will be heard on Friday morning, an expression of mourning,

the performer, himself divulges it.