"The individual is nothing; the nation as a unit is everything. "Even though we should die, Germany must goon," Dr. Traulmann continued. "Adolf Hitler himself has given us a motto for this holiday. He said Wwe have selected a day symbolic of Nature's awakening to celebrate for fall time as a day for regaining our own strength and power, and, at the Jsame time, t celebrate as a day ded feated to labour! Those words, spoken two years ago, were spoken 5 8 prophecy which we are to-day realizing, together with their meaning.- We are grateful to our leader that he has made us free and able to defend ourselves. We can today face any other gation in the world on a basis of equality and freedom, peace-loving, but no longer helpless. What this means, we Germans living abroad realize in a special sense.
"We China Germans are pleased lover' the manifold expressions of Sympathy with which the Chinese "Only in the last year of his presidency and of his life, could the te Field Marshal execute this ful iment of the promise of the Fathe land to reward its front line defenders," said the Consul-General, "since only the Third Reich could' return again to the soldiers and warriors the place of honour due them in the nation."
National patriotic songs were sung, and the opening ceremony concluded with an address by Pastor E. Krue-
From 1130 am. until 1230 pin, representatives of the various diplo: matic and consular bodies called at the Consulate to extend their greetings to the Consul-General, who was assisted in receiving by the Consul, Mr. R. C. W. Behrend. In addition to high dignitaries in foreign services, the official reception was attended by Dr. H. H. Kung. Mayor Wu Te-chen, and representatives of military and aval forees stationed here, as well fas leaders in the German commun-'Enthusiastic Observance The afternoon was reserved for an eathuslastic observance by hundreds Germans, who. gathered at "Ger-Iman Gornee" for games, folk dances, and nally, "a patriotic mass" "meeting. Shortly after bree o'clock, bugle-cell heralded the'appearance' of nonly 100 young Zum, uniforms banded "with cad in white ayinns
Black. Forming in a triple Tine, {hey gave an impressive drill. on rmasee. before. teams of youngsters Showed their skill in physical exer ses. These were followed in turn by gymnasts presenting an excellent 'A fire which apparently started from a carelessly discarded cigarette fend destroyed a sofa and a quantity of books on the fifth floor of the "Shanghai Times" Building, 160 Avenue Edward Vit, early on Friday morning. The premises are occupied another Shanghai newspaper. Damage was slight. display of bar work, and then came Jo handball game. The winners in these events, the S—A in handball the HI. in a chariot race, and Mr.
R. Vogler in the bar exercises, were presented with prizes by Mrs. Knobel.
'During the afternoon, Frau fMfondenach chatted with' the groups lon her experiences in the Saar. Frau Mondenach was assisted by aeroplanes jin reaching her homeland in. time Ito take part in the Saar plebiscite 2 few months ago.
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