Entertained by Consul-General and Council: Happy Rela. tions with Chinese Marshal Sun Chuan. was entertained on Saturday French Consul and members of the French Munci Council at the French Consulate, M. Naggiar welcomed Marshal Sun on behalf of the French Government and the residents of the French} Concession. He said:
"Since its inception, the French Goneession has developed because of the modern administration perfect harmony which exi tween the different elements of the population, Without this _happy harmony, this great progress could not have been soreompletely accomplished.
"The presence this evening of the principal French, foreign and Chinese elements of' the Concession i proof that the traditions of confidence and solidarity on which the success of the Concession has been based in the past are still existent, "Our most earnest desire is to permit all residents of the Concession to share the experience acquired by our services'in the different branches of the administration. Our further desire is to have the warmest re-
Tations with neighbouring municipal ities.
"On your side, to maintain this happy situation and to develop the commerce and industry of this great} port, you have organized the Shang.
Woosung Chinese Municipality, with the object not only of preserving public peace, but also keeping abreast of modern needs.
"In tendering to you my hearty congratulations on this enterprise, Tam happy to be able to assure you of the fullest measure of collabora tion not only by the administrative services of the French Concession] Dut also by the French community] and residents of this area."
Mr. Loh Pah-hong, one of the Chinese members of the French Council, also spoke, and pointed out to General Sun that for 10 years Chinese in the Concession had been called upon to collaborate with the French Council which, he said, dealt with all affairs tactfully and He observed that no unfortunate incidents had occurred in the Concession, and this happy state of affairs was due to the Consular anthorities and the Council, and also to the good feeling between Chineze and French. The Chinese Couneilors now took part in the deliber tions of the Council.
Other speeches were made by Charlot, President of the French Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Nicholas Tsu and others, praising the wisdom of the new municipality scheme.
Replying to these expressions of congratulation, Marshal San said he was very much affected by the warmth of his welcome. He -d clared that he hed already observed the effect of the education given to Chinese students: in France, and it was to be noticed that the principal jeause of this success undoubtedly lay ig; the affinity of sentiment and the similarity of custome,
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