Bastille Day was celebrated on Tuesday on the French Concession with all the tri-o-loured ban raved from the heads urnal honours and rejoicings, Innumeral
of flagstaife the Bund and principal streets; and at night the whole Concession was ablaze with thousands ut coloured lanterns and gas illuminations. The decorations were for the most part almost identical with those of Inst year. Th magnificent triumphal arches covered with evergreens, decorated with the national colours and lighted with hundreds of little coloured glass and other lanterns, again spanned the Bund, the first crossing it close to the creek which divides French Town from the Knglish Settlement, the second close to the French Consulate, and the third at the Qual de la Pagode. Smaller arches crossed the Rue clu Consulat at intervals, and shields and transareucies bearing the monogram of the public met the eyes in all directions. Tue garden of the Municipal Hall was hung with lanterns, and the front of the Hall was decorated with tablets showing the ials "RE and other devices huge trophy formed of the national flag formed a back-ground to the statue of Adiwiral Brotel and ove the gates of "Vive La Republique." "the French citizens residing in the Concession, as well as some living in the Settlement, as usual added their quota to the decorations; the Hotel des Colonies in particular being very handsomely adorned, while at the Comptoir d'Escompte de Paris on. the English Bund the motto "Fluctust Neo feryitu:" again shone forth from a shield surrounded by Frouch flags, as well as from an illumination in gas-jete, The celebration began at sight o'clock in the morning, when the members of La Lyre Sociétd Musicale assembled in the garden of the old French Consulate and saluted the hoisting of the tri-colour with the streing of the French National Anthem. Consul, ion in the great hall At 9 o'clock M. Collin de Plancy, French
buildings, at which most every French resident of Shanghai was present, as well as many foreigners of other nationalities, The Hall had been handsomely decorated f r the occasion, a huge pyramid of fi wera occupying one end, while La Lyre ciety occupied the platform at the other. AL Collin de Plancy, wccompained by M BF, de Jouquidres, Commandanc of the ved shortly after 9 yd were received by the members Frouch Municipal Council, the band Lo Lorrain" as they entered. st, Chairman of the French Council, addressed the Consul as follows:—Mousieue I te nationale de la République Frangaise, les deux quills forment pour notre patus et son Gouvernement. Nous saisissons opportunity pour yous remerci 1, do empress yez toujours mis d uow pour vous dire que vous voir reater lo 8 hai, comme lo representant clu Guuverneiment do la République.
M. Contin po Piaxcy sai et Chere Concitoy: depuis que,—réui ceitite,—nous saluions avec motion lo dra-yea tricolor arbor, ards Jo conclusion paix, sur hotel coneulai niversaire nous assemble anjourd'hui de nouveau: Punanimité avec laquelle vous ave répondu A notre appel, pour lo célébrer en commun, prove I'étruite solidari existe entre les members de la colon francaise, of vous ave vould (émoiguer par que nous sammes tous venus ici dans une seule et mime peusée, lamour de la Vous ave fait tous ce qui stai A cette fate nation creat A Vinitiati deva son succds et jo tious & vous remercie de votre concours.—Blousiour lo Présidéut, Jo ddsiro également vous exprimer ma vive gratitude pour les paroles que vous ave prononeées et qui coueement agent clu Gouvernement Fran-gals a Shanghai. Permettez-moi de no pas les considerer comme m'étant personnel ment adressées, mais de me placer en occasion sous lo patronage de I'Illustre Homme d'Etat, qui dinge depuis plus de six ans la politique de notre pays et vous proposer de porter—avec tous nos compatriotes et avec moi:
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