Proposing the toast of the guests, their families, and France, Lieut, A. Brun spoke briefly on the' work and training of a fireman, who, due to the fact that he was s0 often forced to work Where he could not receive orders from his superior officers, had to be specially taught to be soltreliant, It was therefore not only necessary that a fireman should be trained in all the mechanical aspects of his work, but that he had to be mentally ft and trained for his task.
'M, Baudez, replying, said that the rapid development of the Concession made the work of its fire brigade Jeven more important than it had ever been, and he congratulated the captain, officers and. men of the brigade on their ability to cope with whatever emergency arose.
Ho then pinned a medal on the breast of Vu On, a veteran member of the force, who has been fighting fires In the Concession for the past sixteen years and is known 0, be tone of the best members of the fire Brigade of the French Concession.
'On the evening of July 14 the Prench 'Club again' presented a gay scene, when a dinner dance was hold honour of the day, and over 500 members and their' guests attended, the rain outside failing to dampen the spirits of those within, 'The Club itself was brilliantly Muminated, the letters "RP." being prominently' displayed at the main entrance, while the south wall was a blaze of Tight rom innumerable glowing bulbs, The Uluminations One of the greatest features of the celebrations, the Ilumination of the (Concession, which draws huge crowds onto all the main roads, was of course spoiled somewhat by the heavy rain {fall of the afternoon. "Nevertheless, Rue "clu Consular, Avenue Joffre, French Bund, and Route Cardinal [Mercier were covered with coloured
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