On Saturday afternoon at 3 p.m. a deputation from the German Community of Shanghai, consisting of Mr. Siebs of Messrs. Siemssen & Ca., Mr. Jantzen of Messrs. Melchers & Ca., and Mr. Bieber of Messrs. Justus Lembke & Ca., waited on Dr. Focke, the German Consul-general, at the Consulate, to request him to forward to Peking an address to the German Minister, Mr. von Brandt, signed by nearly all the German residents in Shanghai, Mr. Bieber acted as the spokesman of the deputation and addressing Dr. Focke, so T have the honour, Dr. Focke, to hand you herewith an address from the German fexeantile Community in Shanghai to His Excellency Mr. von Brandt, our respected Minister, which has been occasioned by the attacks made on our Minister in the Iccal press, Though it was, only drawn up a jew dave ago, it hus been most readily signed, seventy-five names being subscribed to it, and it represents the feelings of all the German merchants here. I have to beg you to kindly forward it to the Minister, and with your permission I will read it:
"To His Excellency M. S. von Brandt, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentinry of the German Empi "The undersigned members of the G man mercantile community in Shanghai, tender their warmest. thanks to your Excellency for the interest, which your Excellency has always taken in the German trade with China, for the admirable prompt titude and energy with which your Excellency has always laboured to remove the obstacles put in the way of German commerce in this country, and especially for the amiability which your Excellency has always shown and the kind assistance your Excellency has always rendered to all German firms and individuals whenever they have applied to your Excellency for advice or help.
"The undersigned, your Excellenoy's countrymen, are well aware that although your Excellency's efforts are principal devoted to the furtherance of the interests of our own country, still all other nations in commercial relations with China have benefited by the successes achieved by your Excellency. For this reason we, the undersigned, have been greatly aged by the shameless attacks whic!
Intely been made on your Excellency in the English Press of Shanghai."
(Here follow seventy-five signatures of German residents in Shanghai.)
In receiving the address Dr. Focke said that he should have very great pleasure in forwarding it to its destination. It was Pleasant to every one to now that their labours were acknowledged by those on whose account they were undertaken, and he was therefore sure that Mr. von Brandt would be much gratified to see that his endeavours to strengthen and forward German commerce in China were appreciated by his countrymen, The deputation then shook hands with the Consul-General, and this terminated the proceedings which were, of course, carried out throughout in the German
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.