French Municipal Council since February 8, 1935, left Shanghai for France yesterday after a stay of thirteen years in China. Health and family reasons forced him to annul the contract with the Council and return to France, where he has not been for the past seven years.
Born at Brest in 1893, M. Brediam went through the first-Great War, first in the artillery and then in aviation, leaving the army as a captain. He was also made Officer of the Legion of Honour for services rendered in the war. After the demobilization, he re-entered TEcole Polytechnique to finish his eduction, and graduated in 1920. From that time until 192' l. Brediam took part in construct: many canals in France, while in Morocco he built the port and the power station of Casablanca. In 1927, he joined the Banque Franco-Chinoise and was attached to its agencies in Paris, Saigon and Peiping until 1935 when he was appointed technical director of the French Municipal Council In 1938, he was appointed chairman.
When France declared war against nese Cnuaren But they only just escaped it, when a Nazi bomb landed on the air raid shelter in which they had taken cover, and failed to do anything more than damage the shelter. They are seen grouped round the entrance to the shelter. The picture was cabled from London to New York, thence to San Francisco, an d reached Shanghai by steamer. ere thine al 7
Germany in September 1939, M. Brecham asked to go on active service, hut was refused.
An expert technician and a model administrator, M. Brediam was respected by his subordinates and managed. in spite of the over-crowding of the French Concession and other difficulties experienced by the Council authorities in keeping the Concession on a regular footing, to direct the mumicival services in a most brilliant manner. For this, he was
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