Paris, July 4, Bastille Day was a Gala occasion in Pans this year. The celebration of the national holiday was the most brilliant in recent times and includ fed spectacular military parades and ale shows.
The Champs Elysees this morning! was the scene of a great parade showing all forms of military might, An immense crowd gathered to view the army tanks and other instru-
Search for Fliers to be Abandoned Honolulu, July 17, The United States naval aircraft carrier, the USS. Lexington which has been scouring the South Pacific for traces of Mrs, Amelia Earhart Putnam and Captain Frederick Noonan, will probably. abandon the search on Monday, it was indicated to-day by Admiral Erin Gould Murfin, former commander-in-chief the Asiatic Fleet and now com: mandant of the Fourteenth Naval District. The United States Coast Guard cutter Itasca and the. destroyer Swan have completed their systematic survey the Gilbert Islands, it, was earned, and have abandoned their search for the missing Miers, who were forced down between Lao, New Gumes, and Howland Island in the course of around.the-world journey.—United Press, ments of warfare while overhead Squadrons of pursuit and bombing planes flew incessantly.
Paris began celebrating July 14) yesterday evening when the grounds of the Exposition provided a scene Of more than usual gaiety as foreign tourists joined with Parisians in observing the anniversary of the fall fof the Bastili As early as 4am, dancing began in the streets in all the "quartiers" of the elly. Cafes and restaurants Wwere open and full of people, with flags and garlands decorating the scene while lights flickered in old-fashioned shades of coloured Venetian glass, Toward nightfall, scarchtights began to pick out the principal monuments and buildings, accentuating—the beautiful architecture of Paris and giving fresh lustre to well-known Scenes. Several monuments were hung. with "flags and shields in Red, White, and Blue. The Place de La Concorde was one of the most beautiful sights in the city. Masses Jof humanity stood outside the terrace Jof the Tuileries where immense tricolored banners floated, three of them capped with Phrygian bonnets. }in the centre, the obelisk was brilllantly it, as were the fountains, A slight disturbance marred the celebrations at the Place de La [Concorde late in the evening. As the soldiers were breaking up after military demonstration with, torch lights, a seuflle ensued among the spectators, some of whom clenched their fists in the Popular Front salute while others raised their hands, palms outward, in the traditional Fascist sign—Havas,
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