The afternoon saw a grand athletic carnival at Koukaza Gardens, which was attended by thousands of interested spectators and contestants. 'The assembly might have well been celebrating an Esperantist holiday the French national day, ful if ever such a' conglomeration of races and nationalities ever before came on to the same field in Shanghai at the same time—Caueasiane, Orientals, Malays and negroes only race missing was the red, the American Indian—all dialects were spoken, And children, there must Rave been thousands, all of whom had the time of their young lives, cither running races, watching others disport themselves, or dot ning old clothes and getting into the Lig pool. The chutes, just newly. constructed, provided 2 welcome yolicf for the mothers, who sat about as the youngsters formed tong lines to await their turn.
The large committee, composed of representative French officials and business men, under the leadership
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