The arrangements made for the reception and entertainment of His Royal Highness Prince Heinrich were carried out as detailed in our last issue, The German gunboat Cyelop arrived from Woosung shortly before ten o'clock a.m. on the 17th inst. and went alongside the Latise, where the Prince was received by her commander, the band meanwhile playing a national tune. The Prince was accompanied by Captain Maclean ofthe Prinz Adalbert, his military governor, Baron Freiherr von Seckendorff, and Dr. Braune. After a brief stay on the Luise, the party landed at the Nanzing Road jetty, where they were received by Dr.
coke, the German Consul-General, a large number of foreigners having also assembled. Thence the Prince and his suite proceeded to the German Consulate, where the Royal Standard was hoisted, and after breakfast there was the official reception of diplomatists, consuls, and naval officers, also the Taotai with other Chinese officials. Afterwards the Prince went for a drive, and in the evening attended the banquet given by the German community at the Masonic Hall, which was suitably decorated both internally and externally. The entrance was ornamented with choice plants and Chinese lanterns, while in front of the Hall was a large gas illumination executed under the superintendence of Mr. G. J. Yeo of the Gas Works. In the centre there was the initial letter of the Prince's Christian name H," in German text, with astor on either side, and the whole was surmounted by the Prince's coronet. The doors and pillars of the porch and entrance hall were entwined with evergreens, as were also the balustrades upon the staircase landing; and in every available place were flowers and shrubs, the dwarf cherry and peach plants, some of which were in bloom, filling the place with a fragrant perfume. At the foot of the staircase were an extemporised shrubbery and fountain, similar to that which ocoupied the same position at the Masonic ball, while in the cornices still remained the Masonic devices which also formed a prominent feature in the decorations on that occasion. The banquet took place in the large hall, which looked brilliant in its festive adornments, and those who saw it must have been convinced of its adaptability for public assembI There were shrubs and choice flowers in each corner and covering the organ dais; pretty plants and exotics were arranged round the cornices; in the windows were the flags of many nations; the rafters supporting the roof and the gaseliers were tastefully wreathed with evergreens intermixed with flowers; festoons of evergreens, relieved with nature flags and streamers, draped the walls; while an appropriate finished was given to the whole by a large bust of the Emperor William in front of the organ, surmounted by 'a blazing star, with the Chinese ensign in the alcove above. Covers were laid for 111, and we understand this was the exact number of guests who sat down, there being a cross-table at the west end, and a long table on either side. His Royal Highness occupied the seat of honour in the centre of the cross-table, and on either side of him were members of the committee Dr. Focke was the Prince's vis-a-vis, and natal officers were on his right and left. The other officers present occupied seats according to their rank alternately with residents. The splendid band from the Prinz Aldalbert discoursed music, and the banquet passed off without the slightest hitch, being proclaimed a great success.' There was very little speechifying, as is customary with the Germans, we believe, on such occasions. Dr. Focke welcomed the Prince in appropriate terms, and proposed his health. The Prince responded, thanking his nationals for the handsome manner in which they had received and entertained him, and in conclusion proposed the health of his grandfather, the Emperor William. No Other speeches were made, and the Prince left at about half-past ten. He stayed at the German Consulate, and on the following day, he and his suite with Dr. Focke and Mr. J. H. Hart, Commissioner of Customs, dined with the Taotai in the city; and in the evening the Prince gave a dinner at the residence of Dr. Focke. The principal guests were the British Consul, the commanders of the German men-of-war in port, the members of the committee Tepresenting the German community, and the German Consular officials. the dinner the Prince returned to his ship at Woosung.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.