Comte de Martel Entertained on His Departure (On May 18, the French Chamber of Commerce gave a dinner in honour of Comte de Martel, the French Minister to China, who has been appointed Ambassador Japan. About 150 guests assembled at the Cercle Sportif where an excellent dinner was provided for the occasion, At the end of the dinner, Lebueq, manager of the Bang Windo-Chine, proposed toast in honour of the quest, MIN, de Martel answered in a very brief speech and paid a tribute to the help he hud received during his tenure of office from the French Consular officials and from the forts of the French communities Chit M. Chollot, as one of the oldest residents, retraced the history of the Shanghai French Concession during the Last 40 years, The Rev. Father Nourry, of Zikawei, thanked M. de Martel for the help he always gave to the missionaries in China, a short speech which was replied to by the French Minister in a very witty manner.
Amongst the guests, besides the gentlemen already mentioned, were M. Koechlin, the French Consul-General. MIN. Charlot, Poulain, Saussine, Cochet, Casseville, Car= were, Donne de' Hooghe, Sigaut, Father Lefebvre, Verdier, Admiral Mongol, Monseram, Padoux, Colonel Marcaire, Lepice, 'Toussaint, Blum, }de Grot,' Father' Gerey, Kremer, Sauvayre, Fiori, Chadourme, Ber: their, Grosbois, ete,
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