China.- Japan.- Manchuria Daily News Souvenir Enthronement Supplement March First 1934, 3 colour plates, illustrations, many full-page, previous owner's printed label at foot of first ff., scattered faint spotting, staple binding with odd rust mark, original pictorial wrappers, slight chipping and creasing to edges, faint marginal staining, old tape repairs to corners and spine, housed in modern drop-back box, folio, [Dairen], 1934.*** A rare survivor. In the English language, this can only be assumed to be aimed at a British or American market. Including an advertisement for the 'South Manchuria Railway', and good wishes from 'General Motors Japan' and the 'Ford Motor Co. of Japan' amongst others. After the Japanese invasion of Manchuria in 1931, it was renamed Manchukuo and treated as a puppet state under the control of the Japanese army. On 1st March 1934 Manchukuo was declared a monarchy with Puyi installed on the throne as Emperor, the last Qing Emperor.