Russia has called upon Bulgaria for the immediate payment of three millions of roubles, arrears of the cost of occupation, {THE BREE EDUCATION MOVENENT IN ENGLAND, 24th February.
Mr, Acland's amendment to the Queen's Speech regretting the omission of the proposals for free edu in England hag been rejected by a majority of sixty, DUTCH SOCIALISTS IN GERMANY, Berlin, 26th February.
The Dutch Socialists have been released and ordered to quit German territory, SERIOUS RIOTS IN IKELAND, London, 25th February. Serious riots have broken out in Kildare, GREAT DISASTER IN THE UNITED STATES, A damat Prescott, Arizona, has collapsed, sweeping everything in the neighbourhood away, and submerging the town of Wicken-burg. The loss is enormous.—Singapore Paris, 22nd February.
The Senate has passed the proposal of Marcel Barthe transferring to the tribunauz: corvectionnels all crimes, injuries, outrages and defamation committe: rough the Press on public functionaries. in the Chamber the Minister of Finance brought in his budget, providing among other important clauses for the suppression of the extraordinary war budget, and a loan of 700,000,000 francs for the consolidation of 23rd February.
The Chamber has negatived by 326 votes against 190 the proposition for an amnesty in favour of the strikers, Duke of Orleans has been transferred to Clairvaux, the time allowed for appeal having expired.—Courrier a' Haiphong.
THE PHILIPPINE FLEET, The cruisers Castilla, Ulloa, and Don Juan de Austria will join the naval force in the Philippines. The arana at Subio vill receive large orders shortly. Comercio, Reapixes ror THE WEEK.
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