SHANGHAI, ceremony took place on morning on the piece of ground theeest corner ut the Foochow of what was miexs of Messrs. Smith, Detween the premises of caldbeck, Macgregor & Ca, on the Foochow R Macke Here the built, saturday was the laying 1 stone of the building. ud handsome edifice of mansard roof, facing south, ular domed tower at the corner ug high above the roof. On the site of this tower the foundation the circle itself being surrounded with white masts bearing the wreathed with evergreens.
mun community was present were guards of German sailors and the band of the Germ flagship Among the other in guests were the and his staff other 0. many representa ti of the Consular Body, the Cha Tut the ors crowding on ing hones h the choral, "Grosser lohan Dich," and! then the|* tendent of the Gi Posts in the Far East, HerrPuche, historical and deseripti architect that the stone y prepared for it, in which the customary memorials of which Herr Puche read oat the list. had been previously deposited, Herr Puche it three blows with the hammer hart invocation with each blow.
1 ceremony was performed by po, German _Consul-General, Rear-Admiral Graf von Baudissin of the German navy, Colonel Count von Schlippenbach Commanding the German_troops in Shanghai, HerrJoh, Nolting, the German of residence in Shanghai, Herr A. Korf, merchant with the longest unbroken period the President of the German Association, Herr Welker, the chief of the German Post-office at Shanghai, and Herr H. Becker, the architect of the new building. address in which he called for three cheers Consul-General Knappe then made an
for H. M. the Emperor, which were heartily given, and the band played the Kaisermarsch" and the National hymn, following these with a programme of three numbers, while the guests adjourned to a marguce to drink the health of the mew post-office and inspect the plans. A very delicate attention was added in the distribution of post-cards with " picture of the new building, which will he undoubtedly a striking addition to the many handsome ereetionswhich are so rapidly transforming our Settlement.
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