Phe Czar has assured the Boer emissaries that he would under no circumstance try to interfere with England on behalf of the Transvaal.
The entire Press of England condemns most severely the idea of making peace with China at this moment.
The King of Italy received Field Marshal Graf_von Waldersee in audience to-day. The Field Marshal's journey to Rome was one triumphant ovation all the way through. He will arrive at Shanghai on the 22nd of September.
The strike of the wharf hands at Marseilles has been ended. dee The imperial manoeuvres will begin on September 7th at Stettin.
ordinand Laiesz, Jr.. the head of one of the leading shipping tives, died at Hamburg to-day.
The " Ostasiatische Lloyd" issued on Ratnrday afternoon the following Extra (Special Cable service of Der Ostasiatische Lloyd."
Berlin, 24th August, 4.55 p.m.
The German Government declares emphatically that all attempts at mediation on the part of Li Hung-chang will be rejected, as he has not sufficient authority to warrant such negotiations.
H.M. the Emperor has cabled his conatulations to the German Legation at He has bestowed the fourth-class i Order of the Red Eagle with swords on the First Secretary, von Below-Saleske.
The Secretary of War of the United States has ordered another 4,000 men to proceed from Manila to Taku.
The King of Sweden will shortly give his decision as to the compensation to be paid to the people who suffered during the recent troubles in Samoa. As will be remembered, the King was requested by the Powers interested in the matter (Germany, England, and the United States) to act as arbitrator.
The strike of the labourers at the coalyards at Berlin has come to an end.
The Russian General Rennenkampf has gained a victory over the Chinese at Mer-gen (north of Tsitsihar). His losses are small.
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