JAPANESE EMPIRE
FOUNDATION CELEBRATED. TOKIO, Feb. 12. Japan celebrated the 2599th. anniversary of the foundation of the Empire under the personal direction of the Emperor at the palace, where the princes and members of Cabinet attended. The Emperor gave £11,700 to the social welfare funds. Three hundred prisoners were released on parole and processions were held in the city.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 37, 14 February 1939, Page 3
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59JAPANESE EMPIRE Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 37, 14 February 1939, Page 3
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