Berlin, 9th November, 7.50 p.m.
The colonial-council (Kolonialrath) has examined the budget of the German colonies. The figures for Kiautschou wired the other day have been altered the Empire will contribute 750,000 marks more to the expenses than provided for before, in a'l 10,75 million marks. The expenses of Simoa are calculated at 266,000 Marks; thereof the German Empire will have to pay a little more than one-half, viz: 146,000 marks. For the Carolines 311,000 marks are needed, whereof the Empire's share will be 286,000 marks. A notice has been com-manicated to the Kolonialrath according to which an American steamship line will call regularly at Apia, Neat Offenbach "two railway-trains collided, whereby eight people were killed.
Berlin, 10th November, 7.35 p.m.
The German Reichstag, which will be convened next Wednesday, will bz asked to appropriate the amount of 152,770,000 marks for the expenses of the China expedition during the year 1900. An oficial memorial will explain the necessity of these expenses from a political point of view.
In Wartemberz the president of the cabinet, Baron Mittnacht, who was also Minister of Foreign Atfirs, has resigned owing to his bad state of health, The King' has accepted this resignation and appointed as his successor General Schott von Schottenstein, who was until now Minister of War in Wurtenberg.
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