Berlin, 21st May. upon gang, resisting aad vonitiy of shepetiing the sales of Silver for some time to come.
Bombay 22nd May.
Serious incendiary fires have occurred Poonah; the motive has not been discovered.
London, 22nd May.
The French Press are attacking the hesitation shown by the British Govornment to ce-operate actively with that of France in the Greek and Egyptian questions, which they attribute to mistrust of influence. The English Press consider that the complaints are groundless. Berlin, 22nd May.
The German Government has decided to suspend the sales of Silver.
London, 24th May.
The American House of Representatives has voted the Bill enacting the coinage of Silver to a minimum amount of two millions of Dollars monthly.
25th May.
The Under-Secretary of State for India in submitting the Indian Budget, announced that a saving of expenditure had been made by the issue of the Indian Loan in England. The amount had been limited to £5,000,000.
Bombay, 25th May, 1879.
Negociations continue between Yakoob Khan and the Indian Authorities, but they have as yot failed to come to a settlement as to certain details of the peace proposals, The main bases of the Treaty have boon ig article announces that England is willing to guarantee the Ameer of Afghanistan a subsidy of £120,000 contingent upon the strict execution of the terms agreed on.
It is now understood that Sir Thomas Wade will arrive at Shanghai by the next English mail.
The Hon. Geo. F, Seward is expected to arrive by the next Japan mail, to resume his duties as U.S. Minister at Peking.
Saturday last being the birthday of HM. Queen Victoria, the men-of-war in harbour dressed ship.
'A correspondent writes to ask what has become of the loudly-trampoted project of
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