Berlin, 21st October.
The German Reichstag passed to-day the Import Tariff bill as it was remodelled by the committee, although the Go-Yernment had expressly stated before that they could'not accept the minimum tariff of 5.50 marks on rye and of 6 marks on wheat. The introduction of a new tariff has thereby finally fallen through. The members of the Reichstag suppose that no further debating on the question will take place. It is, however, considered very improbable that the Government will dissolve the Reichstag. There wore rreeent at the voting 350 out of 397 members.
22nd. October, The semi-oficial <"Norddeuteche Allgemone Zeitung" says "The Powers have recently again considered the question of an evacuation of Shanghai. It was proposed thst the eva-enation should take place under the follow.
conditions Firstly.—The troops will be withdrawn simultaneously and equally by all Powers concerned according to stipulations to be agreed upon beforehand.
Shanghai by any Power will give to all other Powers equal right to bring bick their troops.
In order to prevent any such possibility the German Government has proposed the following amendment to the second clause China binds herself expressly to grant no exclusive rights of a military or other character, which would infringe upon the rineiple of the Open Door policy, to any ower within the Yangtze Valley.
This condition has now been accepted by the Chinese Government.
The German Government is fully in accord with China and France as to the conditions of the withdrawal of the troops from Shanghai. The opinion prevails here, that Great Britain's hesitation to agree thereto can only be explained by her intention to obtain exclusive rights.
According to statements made by the Government in the House of Commons the Russo-British negotiations concerning Afghanistan are very unfavourable.
The German Government has not withdrawn the Import tariff, but desires that the Reichstag reads the Dill for a third time, so as to force that Conservatives should again vote against it.
A British Missionary has been murdered in Fez; no political importance, however la paid to the incident.
23rd October.
The Danish Landsthing has rejected the treaty whereby the Danish possessions in the Western Indies would be ceded to the United States of America.
The King of Sweden decided the question of the Samoa indemnity in favour of Germany.
Sigmund Hinrichsen, who was for many ears chairman of the common council of hamburg, has died.
Crown Prince Frederick of Denmark will very soon pay visit to the German Em-
PPM. the Emperor has conferred. the ror.
Grand Cross of the Order of the Red Eagle upon Baron von Vind, who was Danish Mini ter at Berlin during the last eighteen years and is now about to retire.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.