Celebrated by Series of Social Functions Switzerland's national day was fittingly celebrated by the compara tively: small but enthusiastic Swiss felony in Shanghat on Aug. 1. The day's) events opened with a Feception for members at the Swiss Club noon, atthe close of which the president of the club, M. A. Juvet, entertained to tiffin a number of friends at his home. All principal members of the Swiss community attended. the reception, aswell. Several friends of Switzerland, in-fuding ME. Saussine, French Commercial Attache, who as 8 former French Consul-General_in Tientsin had charge of Swiss inter: ats at that ity From 530 to 7 pam. the Charge J'Affaires of Switzerland, Lardy, gave a reception to mem: bers of the Swiss community at fis well appointed residence, 383 Great" Western Road. He' was Jaccompanied. by BIN l Eh. Jacot-Guillarmod, Chancellor of the Swiss Consulate, Mme. Lardy" being holiday ai Uncen, where MIN. Lardy Ropes" to. Join her and.their chile loren for a short. stay before the feod of the month, There was a considerable "attendance, among those present being M. E. Pauraz, Acting' Director-General "of the French Municipality, and. all joined in drinking' to" the health of the President of the Swisn Confederation, proposed by M. Lardy, At the Swiss Clab at 7.30 p.m.
Lardy delivered an appropriate address before the distribution of Prizes won in the annual. Swisa File match, held on Sunday. A special dinner at the club" was followed by a musical entertaine fand "dancing, for which "the ex: cellent hard tennis courts had been francformed into a dance floor By the laying down of cloths.
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