The solemn Requiem Mass at. which official Shanghai paid its last respects to the late Pope Pius XI was celebrated on Thursday morning.in old St. Joseph's Church, Rue Montauban, with all the grave beauty and dignity which the Roman: Catholic Church displays on such occasions. Side by side with the glitter of diplomatic and military uniforms was seen a throng of worshippers of all walks of life, foreigners and Chinese, who filled every nook and corner of the large edifice down to the very doors.
The approach to St. Joseph's Church: (left to right) M. M. Chaloin (of the -French Consulate-General), M. J. Saillens (French Commercial Counsellor), Comdt. de la Ferté Sénectére (French Air Attaché).—N.C-D.N.
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