The Archive · 1937

Italian Troops on Parade

Grenadiers of Savoy Hold Flag Raising Ceremony Shanghai, Sept. 16 Proudly the flag of Italy uttered to the top of the masthead above the sot the "Grenadiers of Savoy in. Klooehow Read yesterday morne Ing, as 800" men" presented arms, fand, "their trumpeter sounded 2 taluto. The Grenadiers were offical= ly taking over their new the frst doy. after their arti [Shanghai from Addis Ababa.

Tt was a significant occasion, being the' drat time since 1082 that Italian Cholera on Increase in Settlement "Shanuhaly Sept, 16.

'An increase of 42 proved cho tora caves. in the 'Settlement on September 14, making' the total of proved cases into 214 up to that date, was dlscloved at the SMC. Pubic Heath Department yester. chay, but. all_ persons contracting the' disease. were Chinese. Fore ign victims of the disease were Feporied. in the Prench Gonces: Sion, where me foreigners, one of whom was an American, had entracted cholera up to Septem= la. Five. of the nine fore igners have died as 2 result, one Czechoslovakian and' four Rus troops have been quartered in Shar ere to foln the other fence forces, tnt slate of emergency Livery allan who. could possibly attend this parade of his. country {eoops was there on the lawn where ceremony took place. Diptomatie snd consuint ofeitis, cluding the italian "'ConsutSGenerai in Shanghai memander Lug Neyrone, and members of the Fascist organise ion in-Sheighal, attended eral capacity.

"The 800 troops marched on to the

up thes position in fine opposite omi 8 loc, and tak lets: Rter the Hation fag hed been thised above the building the troops [were addressed by the Consule [General who expressed the pleasure the allan community a seeing their own troops once again in Shange hal, and their gratitude for the protection which they were being afford Jed in this time of crisis. The commanding officer of the battalion, [Licut.-Col. Andreini, replied suitably the Consul-General's message of welcome, expressing on behalf of his

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