The Archive · 1936

Golden Wedding Anniversary

Many Friends Congratulate Mr, and Mrs, J. J. Chollot On Oct. 27, 4° social event of quite unusual interest took—place the French community of Shanghai, It was the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs, J. J. Chollot, which coincided with the tenth. wedding anniversary of their yon and doughier-in-low, Mr, and Mrs, J. M. X. Collet. Mr. J. M. X. Choltot is\ the South China' branch manager, of the International Savings Society, who flew to Shanghai ona CNAC. plane on the 24th ins Mr, J, J. Chollot, remembered by many old China hands, started his career in Shanghai in 1803 as engineer-in-chief of the French Municipal Counelt, a post which he ably filled for fourteen years. During this time he built the slaughterhouse, the works for the distribu. tion of water, and made the original cadastral plan and lay-out of the actual residential section of the French Concession,

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