"two Receptions Held by Charge @'Affaires The Swiss National Day was observed in Shanghai on August 1 by the Swiss community and. thole friends, Two receptions were held at the residence of M. Etienne Lardy Charge d'Aftaires and Consul-General, at 1409 Avenue Joffre, In the morn= ing an official reception was given {for diplomatic, consular, military and civil officials, and in the evening At. and Mme. Lardy were at home. to members of the Swiss community.
Amongst those who all ended the official "reception were Sir John Brenan, H, M. Consul-General; M. Bf Baudes, Consul-General of France; Mr. Clarence E. Gauss, American Consul-General; "Mr. i. Wakasugl Japan; Dr. H, Trout, German Consul; Consul: Dr. A. J. Alves, Portuguese Consul-General; Senor Eduardo. Vazquez Ferrer, Consul-General of 'Mr. Paul Scheel, Danish General; Mr. M. G. 1. Mel-chlor, Danish " Vice-Consul; 'Daren. Johan Beck-Frils, Swedish Consul-General; Ostovan, Iranian Mr. _V. "Niskanen, Finnish" Acting Consul-General Mx, ©. Kildal, Norwegian Acting' - Consul-Generaly Dt. Jean Krysinskl, Acting Consul-General of Poland; Nr, J. van den Berg, rep senting the Netherlands Consulate-General; Senor M. Fresco, Mexican Consul; Mayor Wu Te-chen; Lieut Gen. Yang Hu; Brigadier_F.. 'Thackeray; Col, F. R. W. Graham; Lieut-Col.' L.' Perretier; Major' 'A, 8. G. Douglas; M. E. Saussine, French "Commercial Attache and Minister Plenipotentiary; Mr. A. H. George, H. M. Acting Commercial Counsellor; Mr. Julean Arnold, American ' Commercial Attache; the 'Trade Commissioners of Australia, Canada and South Africa; the Presidents of the French and Italian Courts; Mr. Stirling " Fessenden, Secretary General of the Shanghai Municipal Couneit; Mr. J. R. Jones, Secretary; and Major L.' Fabre, Director of the French Municipal Police, 'M. 'Lardy was assisted by Graffentied, Consular Attache, Ju receiving the quests. 'The Swiss community was represented by' M, Catlin, M. Platiner, M. Minuttl_and M.A." Juvel, president of the Swiss Club.
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