By far the most important offcial event of the day was the ree ception to foreign consuls at, noon at the Bureau of Foreign Affairs in Route Ghisi, given under the auspices of the Municipality of Greater Shanghai and the heudquarters of the Shanghai-Woosung Garrison Commissioner.
'The Consular Body, the representatives of the military and naval forces in' Shanghai, and other prominent foreigners, includ~ ing many ladies, dulled upon the Commissioner of Forelen Affairs, Wuntze King, to pay their ets on. the occasion of: noon the military band plays ed the National Anthem, and Mr. King offered a toast "Long live the Republic of China: long live the Nationalist Government" which was responded to by those present, salute of guns wes then fired and after photographs were taken the party dispersed.
Later in the day throe mass meetings were held, one at the Public Recreation Ground, West Gate, another at the World Theats Chapel, and a third at the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce gath were replete with building in Honan Road. All the
various addresses on the political situation and what the Nationalist Government was doing to place Cina in the fret rank of world rowers.
The general peacefulness that prevailed gave the police an idea of what could be accomplished when the Chinese wished, and it was learned that various' local societies and brotherhoods of both political fand social nature gave strict me structions that any Lreakers of the public peace were to be severely dealt with, The various Chinese strongholds outside the Settlement last night were glittering to the light numerous lantern processions, and in one starting at 9 p.m. from the Public Recreation Ground at Wet Gate, it was estimated there wer well over 8,000 marchers, A series of six folding Christmas greeting cards have been produced by Messrs. Kelly & Walsh, which will be sought after by those who wish to send a bit. of local colour to their friends-in the homelands, Each of the six bears a different and greetings in Englis and Chinese. For the inside there in a delightful selection from 24 Vandyke photogravures of scenes i, Hangchow and country. whole forms one of the most "eli-cate: and restrained remembrances We have seen, and, moreover, an
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