At the Bureau of Foreign Affairs in the morning, Mr, Hsu Yuan, the Commissioner, held a reception, Members of the Consular Body were present as well as all of the Chinese officials. The Consuls wore their uniforms or morning coats. Mr, Hise: was in full dress, and wore his decorations as well as the sash of the Excellent Crop. Gen. Shing Shi-lien was in a blue uniform. The Shanghai Taoyin (Mr, Chang Shou-yung, worea frock cost and: decorations, and the Superintendent: was in like dross. uci, Shanghai District gistrate, also looked extremely: smart in his foreign dress and de-'Mr. Kuan Chun, senior magistrate of the Mixed Court, andr his colleagues, were in Chinese: costume and carried only one oration each.
Prior to the reception, the 5th Fengtien Brigade and the Chine Volunteers marched in review ord to the Bureau of Foreign Affgir where they were inspected by Shing.
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