Yesterday afternoon a large number of gentlemen of every nationality, the Gor-maus however preponderating, assembled at the Club Concordia for the purpose of presenting a farewell address to the Chev. Joseph Haas, Austro-Hungarian Consul, and until recently Acting Consul for Italy, Sweden and Norway and the Netherland: t Mr. Hxas on red the room shortly afte three o'clock, meeting rising in a body to receive him, Mr. A. Mysvaox, Chairman of the Municipal Council then read the address, saying:—DIr, Haas, the honour of reading the address which lias been prepared for presentation to you to-day has boon conferred upon me, and I can assure you I feel it a very great honour indeed, Mr. Mysunu, having read the address, the substance of which has already appeared in our columns, formally handed it to Mr. Haas.
Mr. Haas replied as follows burgh, and gentlemen who have been kin enough to sig this address, I pray you to accept my best and most sincere th for your very kind farewell address. I assure you I feel most highly flattered by the manner in which you are good enough of ty humble services, ipt of an ae knowledgment by my fellow-citizens that I have honestly done my duty is a distinction Lahiall alwayachorish with thogreatest pride. During my fiftoou years sojourn among you, I have ever endeavoured, to the of my ability, to contribute my share wards the welfare and prosperity of our Settlements. As with the republic ading, by civilian East of those times,' so from the self-ruling foreign Settlements Shanghai, humanity and intelligence of the West emanate and are diffused throughout the whole vast empire of China, Each one of us residents here feels it to be his duty to contribute towards this aim, and 1 in my official work have steadily held this eud view. Yes, en, to attain this object we all-of us, though of many different nationalities, have combined our efforts and endeavoured to carry out our mission, looking for still renter expansion and dye velopment in tue future, We are not always successful; nay, at times we meet with rebuke, but tact and caution eveutially enable us to sttrmount all difficulties and while acknowledging the rights of the: Lord of the Soil and the duties imposed upon us by treaty, we at the same time: claim the privileges which those treatica entitle us to, Thi part I have taken amongst you, my conduct as Assessor at the Mixed' Curt, have to thank two circumstances for the appreciation which my services have met at your hande—my long sojourn among you, and the kind aid I have received from ing colleagues, and from the various memo' bers of the community, to all of whom I am indebted for a courteous consideration by which our mutual ce-operation hasbeen.
vanced and an indulgence shed upon my oficial acts, such as we all stand in need of from our fellow residents, meo, for the asgurauces of your friendship T again tender you my thanks, gentle.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.