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Show MANILA DROPS GALA AFFAIRS IN ' IHNIN6 All Business Ceases With Exception of Banks; So cial and Sporting Events Are Canceled MANILA, P. U Aug. 4 (By A. P.) Manila today wii a trans llent city of sorrow, a mood to which thta gala tropical metropolis It unaccustomed. un-accustomed. Flag were at halt mtit on all government building and crepe decks th doora of niwt of tho buelneaa hotiaea aa tribttte to th memory of President Hard-Ins. Hard-Ins. Meanwhile an try gusta of wind from a typhoon h overt n off the bay are blowing- rain through tho almost deserted streets.- All routines at anny camps In Manila and surrounding posts hav been temporarily suspended except for necessary fatigue duties. Be cause It la Saturday banks have remained re-mained open to caah checks and receive deposit UierwUaoa husle neaa was being transacted. AH so-olla so-olla activities at clubs and hotels were called off for tha day aa were all sporting events. Schools and colleges dismissed their classes. Tho supremo court of th Island adopted resolutions of sympathy which wer forwarded to th secretary secre-tary of war, after which the court adjourned until after the funeral. Th flrat of th new of th president' presi-dent' death" was brought to th Philippine by th Associated Press flash which reached her at 12:10 noon, Friday, Auguat J. By 1 o'clock th newspapers had extra editions; on th street which offices and j ship work era returning from lunch snapped up by thousands. Newspaper Newspa-per offices were beselged by In- 1 qulrles In many languages asking If It wer true President Harding' wan deed. Learning It to he the , truth th people of th islands began be-gan to pour condolences toward the United States, f Manuel Quezon, until1 recently prealdent of the lnaular aenat and Manuel Hexaa, former speaker of the house of representatives, mes-! saged their condolence to the secretary secre-tary of war and to Mrs. Harding forthemaelvea and families and for, th Filipino people. 4 . I |