On Tuesday (Dee, 18) " meeting of many leading French residents of Shanghai was held at the Coreie Sportif Francais for the purpose of deciding upon the formation of a French Residents' Association along, more or Tess the same lines as the well known British Residents Asso-elation.
Practically the -heads of all. the French firms in Shanghai as well 95 the representatives of the Auror University and the Missions Etrai eres gave their support to a scheme which, having no political aim, hi only in view the common interests of, Frenchmen residing in China, 'A. provisional committee for" the purpose of drafting the statutes and bylaws of the Association was nominated and is composed of Messrs de Goth, d'Auxion de Tute, Pathe Gerey, Chevreton, Cochain and Bae eud, A general meeting will take place in the near future which all Frene! residents will be asked to attend, bank, resulting in the rounding up of the entire gang by the police of
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