Luncheon Given in their Honour by American Legion Post in Shanghai At the American Deion tiffin Frederick Ward Post) -held ab Witd Consul-eneral "for he Parisien Fotel last Friday, M,
and Admiral Wash-sat with Mr. Gard-Crane, Commander, of honour, Among the luily invited guests U. 8. Conaul-General, Judge Purdy, and Inv. Stirling Fessen-Shairman of the Municipal and Messrs. Lo. Bris, er, M, Grosbois, Fiori, and Legendre. With the" conclusion fof the meal, which was attended by nearly '150 gentlemen, Mr. Ghaite introduced Si. Wilden; who spoke ina Tight and pleasing manner about his. early associations with the American People, being intimantley ectatad through marriage, Continnting, the speaker, dwelt on the siege of Peking and the Boxer uprisings and how he felt at that time the" earecree and nonchalant, but highly efficient way, in which the America Marines participated along with the soldiers of the other allies, to which must be added the shooting of which they able, hut the most re-murkable of all was the extremely. thei commerce. Admitting that
shallow draught gunboats, at the boomed probable thab six most, might be procured through the present Congress, he insisted that these ships were not for war but for peace, they would not be worth a snap of the fingers in an engagement with 1 first class Power. In addition to" these Vessels for China river work, the Navy urgently required at. least 40 light cruisers to act as the eyes. of the battle fleet, if the Ameri-an Fleet, was to Keep the proper tio with the other signatories of the Arms Limitations Treaty, fe, 53.
Referring to the War, the speaker stated: that in the opinion of most military.men, himself included, it would have been much better for the world as a whole if the' Armistice had not come just at the time when it did, but the Germans had so complet: ly fooled the Allied commanders including Marshal Foch, himself, that the break came before they hed Prepared for it diplomatically conrmure vor stmcanses, Dropping into an easy conversational tone, the Admiral spoke as fo the proper manner of Keeping up ths morale of the "men, by: allowing them to. grow con: fident, ard cited an incident "in the North Sea, after which one man stated—with reference. to ines that he woul just rifle when the next one appeared. Tt was about 215 p.m, when off Bergen (in the track of the German subs) that x torpedo Misguided Agitators' Absurd Claim. Over Widening Plan:
Police Called ovt The hysterical outbursts against imaginary infringements of [China's sovereign rights, on. the part of Chapei Street' Unions, came to a head on Thuraduy, when jo squad of 40 to. 50 police, European, Sikhs, Chinese and Japanese, were "called out North Seechuen Road Extension post-haste to deal with an ugly mob of loafers and agitators, some "400° strong, who were threatening. to attack workmen employed "by Messrs. Brandt Rodgers in pulling down a number of houses for the purpose lof widening the rond to Kiang-spite of so much noise labour "China's sovereign' rights, jas far as these houses are con-"and this. road,. China's sovereign rights do: not exist. The road is owned by the Shanghai Municipal Council, aod the houses, over which the trouble Jed. by. the "Municipal Council, jowned by Brandt & Rodgers, 2 [british firm, and were registered
Dhinese have nothing to do. wit EBM Consulate. The the matter whatsoever, und the jonly thing this disturbance can the irresponignorant figy, "and until such time cal tection of the police to-sasin will have
prospects of trouble shall have pace Cee showatea with tricks cee Rod a lires Sghk ovoxteod on' tue between the mob and the work roofs" of the' houses, "concerned
The history hi is les Messrs. Brandt & Rodgers decid.
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