The following official account of the reception given by the Ningpo Revolutionary Government has cour-teensly been sent to us.
Since the oceans the Revolationists on Nuvember 8, the people here had another memorable dey. Yesterday Mr. Tse-Yoh Cheng-chang La, Gabe of the Department of Foreign '8 and Commonications, 8 Wes e Reception on bebait of the local Revslationaty Goveroment, to Principal members of the foreign community in Ningpo.
The Foreign Office here was decorated in semi-western style, and was. well guarded by soldiers. At four o'clock about 150 gueste, mostly foreigners, attended the reception. The first met at the gate by who led them to i, where the guests were cordially received by Mr. Lu, who immediately introduced them to the leaders of the Ningpo Revolutionary Government, Opposite the front gate there stood two new fage, ove National and anoth +r Military, In going through the first door, one at on caught sight of the word " Welcome" in golden letters facing him, The picture was decorated with flowers, In the front of the Reception Hall, there were four Chinese characters also in gold which read Chung-Wai-Chao-Tung," "'free intercourse between Chine and the other countries in the world." Christmas greens, decorated with arti-tical flowers ud there, added mach to the beauty of the whole buildin Who wreloome ten was given. The whole place was magnificently decorated with pictures, greens, flowers, snd Chisese fil decorations. At one end of the ball there hung a large ecroll with four Ohi-nete characters in gold which read Chnog-8i-Th-Kis," meaning "Eset and West are one famil the foreign gueste there were Consul and Mrs, Higgs, and Mrs. Molony, the Rev.
ib representing the Rev. Reyoand of the Catholic Mission, Postmaster Heioricbe, Dr. and Mrs. Swallow, Dr. end Mra, Grant, Dr. and Mre, Tompkins, Dr. Browne, Archdescon and Mra, Moule, Dr. and Mes, Palmer, the Rev. and Mra. Wright, the Rev. and Mrs, Jones, Mr. and Mra, Griffith of the Chekiang Railway Company, Ceptsin Bell of the Ningebso Steam Narigation Company, Mr. and Mrs. Tisdall, the Rev. and Mrs. Goddard,
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