As has been already mentioned, the Norih-German Consulate in Shanghai has been raised to the rank of a Con-Sulate-General and Mr. Lueder has received the new appointment. We understand that Dr. Krauel who has been officio ug here for Mr. Lueder during the sixteen months, will go home on leave, on the 18th' instant, after a stay of nearly five years in China as Consul at Foochow, Amoy and Shanghai We are glad to see that. at a meetin of the French Council held on tne 4ti instant. instructions were given to Commence repairing the Zikawei road without delay. and to plant trees along des. A ground plan of the Con-mis io be drawn up. The formation of a Famine Relief Committee was approved. The Budget for 1878 was Prepared, and will be presented to the ratepayers at a public meeting. which Ras not been done now for some years.
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