The movement of th day, as we have said, swung ions of the noon hour. half-past eleven, was the ception atthe German where officials of all the German community, and many friends congregated, Dr. Knap; Consul-General, a aunt von Schlippenbach,' commanding the German garrison, rec-ived, though Count von Schlippenbach had shortly to depart. This by reason of the military parade which occupied a large slice of the Bund for some time.
The troops began to congregate shortly after el ven o'clock, marching down the Maloo and from Hongkew to their allotted posts on the river side of the Bund. Infantry, mounted and on foot, and the nuule battery of seven-pounder guns, fell in, a grey line of men, save where deeper colours showed the German Company, V.C., under C: Hern. There was the orderly bustle of arrangement, the usual riding to and fro of mounted officers, but the formation was very smartly made. Then officers of other nationalities began to arrive These included Major-General Dorward, comma: ding the British gar-prison; Colonel Mayne, C. B., and many of the officers of the 30th Baluchis; Captain Broadrick, commanding R.H.A., Major D. Mackenzie, Major B. A. Clarke, and Captain Wedemeyer, 8.V.C. Colonel Dessino, Russian military attache Commandant Valette, and other French officers; and representatives of the services of other countries. Just before twelve Count yon Schlippenbach rede up, to be recei ed with a "Hech!" and passed down the line accompanied by the visiting officers. Then he stationed himself at that central point where the standard showed gaily, amd at noon he gave the signal Three times the deep-mouthed Hech! was shouted, the whole line 1 resented arms, an4, led by the band of H. I. G. M.S. Hansa, the German national anthem was sung. Practically this ended the ceremonial, but it was by no means an end to the interest of the large number of spectators who lined the bund and filled the windows of the various hongs. From their line th men broke up into companies, and one by one they marched off to that thundering step which is so dear to the German heart.
Their way lay tiffin-wards, but there were two special tiffins which deserve mention. First was that at the German Consulate, at which Dr. Knappe presided, and to which Admiral von Ahlef-id came. There were also present H.E. the Taotai; the consular representatives of Great Britain, United States, France, Italy, Sweden and Norway, Holland, Spain, Denmark, "ud Belgium Chief Justice H. 8. Wilkinson; Mr. R. E, Bredon, D.1.G. of Customs; Mr. H. E. Hobson, Commissioner of Customs; J. Prentice, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Council; Mr. A. Bottu, seoretary of the French Municipal Council; and many others. The second notable tiffin was that at which Count von Schlippenbach entertained the officers of other nationalities in Shanghai, all those previously mentioned being present Both these affairs passed off every pleasantly, with the appropriate toasts.
A Soldiers' Entertainment.
The late afternoon was given up to an entertainment to the German soldiers at the Arcadia Restaurant, Chang Ssu-ho's garden. It was for soldiers and soldiers, for those taking part were all non-commissioned officers and men of the German garrison here, The large hall had been loyally decorated, and a roomy stage erected at the far end. The floor was given up to the men, while in the gallery the friends invited by the officers found places, and enjoyed to the full the very excellent entertainment provided. Chiefly. it consisted of music—in the form of comediettas or songs—and gymnastics, both of which were of a very high standard. First came an admire able prologue, written by Count vou Schlippenbach, and clearly and forcibly delivered by Unteroffizier Poschmann, which preluded the rising of the curtain on a tableau. A bust of the Emperor ras the central point, flanked by armed men, and the audience received it with enthusiasm, singing the National Anthem lustily. An amusing court-scene, " Cine fidele Gerichtssitzung," sung by Gefr. Goetzmann, Gefr. Schnell. Musk. Neumann, Musk. Bornschein, and Musk. Brucke, was received with hearty laughter, while the admirable display on the parallel bars which followed was punctuated with applause. Musk. Kénig. revealed himself as 'a comedian of distinct ability, and was encored. The humorous " Orgelpfeifen," with its human accessories, brought down the house, as did also, in another way, the singing of the Soldiers' Chorus ° from Gounod's Faust" by a number of picked men, led by Mr. Dohrn, who had very
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