French Honour Men Who Fell in the Taiping Revolt In a simple ceremony, members of the French consular and military forces, as well as French residents of 'Shanghai, met before a memorial in Hangchow on November 24 to honour the memory of those French officers who died' between Soochow and Hangchow during the rebellion of the Taipings in 1880 to 1864, when as members of the Imperial "Chinese
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The ceremony of remembrance wur held on that afternoon, being attended by a party of about seventy people, including Admiral E. Esleva, Commanding Officer of the French Fleet in the Far East, M. M. Bauder, the French Consul-General, Lieut Col. C. Fichepain, C. 0. French Forces, ofoers of the French Naval Reserves, and representatives from the Amicale Sino-Francaise and the Amicale des Anciens Combattants de la Grands guerre.
The day's proceedings opened with service at 7 am. in the Hangchow Catholic Church, after which the party visited the tomb of Yoeh Fel, 3 famous Chinese general of the Soong dynasty, and scenic spots around Hangchow. At3 pin, Admiral Esleva led the group to the French cemetery at Sung Mou Chang, where, before the memorial gate erected by the Erateful Chinese emperor, a service 'After the observance of period of silence, Admiral Esteva, "addressing those present, spoke of the war, in which over $00 Frenchmen fell,' including the leader of the French volunteers. He pointed out that the War against the Taipings was not on behalf of the Ching dynasty, but for China. He trusted that the' further-lance of Sino-French relations thus fostered would be continued. Wreaths were then laid at the—memorial, amongst them being one placed by @elegate from Mr. Chow Hsiang-yien, the Mayor of Hangchow.
The party was later entertained at tea by the Hangchow branch of the Amicale Sino-Francaise, en! for Shanghat the same evening.
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