and notably on the French Bund, was not The display on the French Concession, s0 extensive as in previous years, but it was rather more artistic. The gas jets along both sides of the Buna were dispensed with as past experience had demonstrated that on a windy night the light was continually going out. As usual, two rows of Venetian poles extendeit from the Yangking-pang to the Quai de I Pagode. These poles were surmounted by tricoloured pennants while lower down were fastened flags and shields, the latter bearing the letters R.F. All these poles were connected by wires on which were strung thousands of Japanese and Chinese lanterns, the former very prettily painted and in all kinds of de-sighs. At the Yang-king-pang bridge there was a modest arch covered with evergreens and lamps prettily arranged, and on top in red ona white ground the motto "R.F. Vive za Rervsiigve. R. F." At the foot of the Rue clu Consular there was an eight-sided three-storied pa, also covered with verdure and hung with lamps similar to that on the structure near the bridge with the addition of "Vive ta Fraxce" and other mottoes on the upper storey. A few stars were to be seen. The decorations in the Rue clu Consular and Rue Montauban were similar to those on the Bund, but ona smaller scale, while the houses along the Yang-king-pang made an effort to emulate the more tashier able portion of j the Concession. Afloat, all the men-of-war and the M.M. Co.'s steamer Djemuah were decorated with flags. Some 8,000 lanterns were lighted on Sunday night and fom a distance presented a pleasing effect. The Djemvak was lighted up with red coloured lanterns.
'The French' community, augmented be the officers of the French and Portuguesy men-of-war in port, some of the foreign Consuls, and a few other foreigners, assembled at the French Municipal Hall at ten o'clock a.m., a guard of honour from the Police, with fixed bayonets, being drawn uj in the entrance. The Hall was decorated wit flags and the initials of the Republic, the dais being bordered with flowers and shrubs. M. Wagner, with his staff, who had previously received the dignitaries of the Church at the Consulate, arrived shortly after ten, the Town Band under M. Vela idle as be entered, the Beveoiliaie being playing the March from Meyerbeer's Pro-reserved for the conclusion of the speeches. When the Band had finished, M. Chapsal, President of the Conseil Municipal, stepped forward and made the following adltees which was listened to with raptattention Consvi-Gesenat:—C'est la seconde fois quail mest donne de vanir vous féliciter }au nom clu Conseil Municipal et de tous unas concitoyens, A l'occasion de la fete Nationale de la France, C'est un insigne honneur dont jo suis tier, mais chest aussi une tache bien delicate et qui demanderait une void plus éloquente que la mienne pour exprimer tels que nous les sent ous nos sentiments de dévouement inalterable 4 la mire patrie, notre es time et notre affection pour sun dine représent= ant & Shanghai, Jo suis heureux de pouvoir exprimer publiquement Jes remerciements et la reconnaissance clu Conseil pour lo concours éclairé que vous n'avez cosse de lui donner bonne administration des affaires Municipales, La bonne entente quail {Rous tait si agreable de constater l'année dernier ne s'est pas démentie une seule fois et se continuera, jen ai la certitude, tant que nous aurous lo bonheur de vous bosseder an milieu de nous.
La reunion d'aujourdhui a une signification exceptionelle pour nous autres Fran gals.
qui s'est product ily a un sively que not Ce nest pas sculement ie fait historique {entendons célébrer, chest surtout. la serio des événements extraordinaires et uniques dans l'histoire de notre pays qui out about A la revolution Frangaise, chest lo center noire de la fete de la liberty, chest la mise en application des immortals principes qui out affranchi nos peres opprimés et sur lesquels est fondée notre societe moderne.
"Hanis dans ce coin de terra éloigné de la France, notre bien aimee patrie, nous lui envoyons & occasion de ce centenaire nos deux les plus ardents pour son bonheur et so prospérité, landis que pour lo célébrér; dignement elle invite lo monde cutier des fetes pacifiques qui laisscront dans Yesprit de chacun un souvenir ineflacable lo souvenir dune grande nation confiante en Tavenir, qui s'est toujours relevée plus forte aptes ses revers et qui saura se montter, dans les épreuves que la destinée lui tient encore en reserve, dine des grands examples que nous out donnes nos peres pour la revendication et la defense de nos libertés Vive la France!
Vive la République Of which the following is a translation Mr. Coxsti-Gexerat:—This is the second opportunity afforded me to congratulate you in the name of the Conseil Municipal and of all our fellow-citizens on the occasion of the national fete of France.
It is a notable honour of which I am proud, but it is also a very delicate task, and one which calls fora voice more eloquent than mine, to express the senti-Ments we feel of unalterable devotion to
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