Another large and representative gathering attended the reception at the Cercle Sportif Francais, and here the function was brightened by the presence of ladies in their multi-coloured dresses, As at the Consulate reception the Ambassador gave a short speech in which he referred to the friendship existing between French people in Shanghai and those of all other nationalities, The Cercle Sportif Francais was a good example of this, for although the club was primarily a French institution it possessed many foreign members and all worked together for the betterment of the city.
The toast of the French Republic was again drunk by the assembly, and the Marseillaise concluded the
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