While representatives of a dozen nations stood with bared heads and soldiers and sailors saluted, Mf. H. Wilden, French Minister to China, jand Mime. Wilden departed "from Shanghai on Saturday afternoon, ound for France, where they will spend several months while BIN. Wilden is on leave from his post. Peking. The popular envoy and his wife sailed in the m.v. Felix Roussel, Of the Messageries Maritimes, after they had been honoured at a reception in the French Consulate-General, which was attended Jeaders in the French colony and 'M, Wilden is held by the Shanghai Prench community, M. J, Meyrier Consul-General, presented the Mir: ister with the gold medal of the French Municipality at the reception,
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