pupils of L' Poole Municipale Frangaise The annual distribution of prizes to the Took place in the hall. of the French Municipality on Wednesday afternoon under the presidency of the French Consul-General, M. lo Comte de Bezaure. Among those present were the Taotai, Mr. Geo. Jamieson, British Consul-General, and Topresentives of several other Consulates and a number of natives officials. The Town Band, under the conductorship of Commander Vela, attended and rendered selections at intervals during the proceedings. After an overture had been layed by the band the school choir sang rantan la Tutipe. This was followed by an amusing one-act comedy, Lo C2lébre Pergeot, cleverly acted by some of the in French subjects were distributed. A apis after which the prizes for proficiency sketch called Premidre visite dun Ministre de France aw Tsong-li-yamen was next acted, after which the prizes for Chinese were' distributed. The distribution was followed by Remerciements, by the choir, and after the usual complimentary address to the Taotai had been given by one of the scholars the proceedings terminated with the Marseillaise.
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