Chinese Honour Dead Compatriots
ANNIVERSARY SILENCE OBSERVED IN DOMINION CUSTOMERS TEMPORARILY NEGLECTED WELLINGTON, Last Night. Customers stood unserved in the Chinese fruit-shops of Wellington at noon to-day whilo greengrocers stood silent with bowed heads in respect to their compatriots who had fallen in the •Sino-Japanese conflict. In *'p and market-garden, tho anniversary of the outbreak of the war was marked by the C hinese throughout iho world by n three minutes' silence and a partial last. The proceeds of their abstinence were devoted to buying gifts for soldiers at tho front. Iu Wellington the collection for this purpose is being It&ndlcd by the Chinese Association. J .* n Wellington, shortly before uoon L ’ . icd. <*h’nr»so mcvhsnta and tradeswen retired into tho back of their
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 159, 8 July 1938, Page 5
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123Chinese Honour Dead Compatriots Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 159, 8 July 1938, Page 5
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