Ambassador's Compliment to 'M. Marcel Baudex 'A high tribute to M. Maree! Bauder, French Consul-Genoral_ in Shanghai, for ability shown under particularly dimeult ¢ireamstances during 1937 was paid on Jan, 1 by MIN, Paul Emile Naggiar, French Ambassador to China, during a reception at the French Consulate, which was attended by members of the French colony and foreign personalities.
French army and navy emeers and members qf he French Municipal Council were among those present at the reception.
'M. Baudez, the Ambassador stated, gave o everyone an example of calm, Action, and devotion to international Thanking the members of the French Munteipality for the efficient manner in which they dealt with the most severe crisis Shanghai has ever assed: through, M. Naggiar pald a special tribute to Father Jacquinot, champion of France's virtues of pity fand generosity, who saved from Seath thousands of innocent. lives.
We also owe a debt of gratitude to all cur missionaries," 'M. Naggiar continued, "Everywhere they have been seen remaining at their posts devoted, in spite of war and isolation, to their charitable work and thelt high evangelical Ideals. Such self denial, alas, was bound to result in tragic losses, such as were experienced in the fearful massacre at Chenting, caused by the excesses of a soldiery saped from all discipline in a foreign tang"
Concluding his address, the Ambassador expressed the nope that the dramatic Far Eastern crisis may soon bbe settled on a basi of mutual respect for each other's strong personality, by the two great Asiatic has reduced Its staff of relict workers nations with whom France maintains her traditional relations of friendship.
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