Hongkong, 11th Apr The disturbance in West Kuangsi is wide-spread. The rebels are successfully resisting the troops. Over one thousand people have been slain at Chunshanhui.
Berlin, 9th April.
The "Standard" lowns from good authority, that no new Japanese loan is to be_expectel_ within a year.
HIM. the Emperor his conferred the Ist class of the Order of the Red Eagle upon Admiral Seymour and the second class of the sume Order upon Captain Jell'cos Lord Roseberry is going to South-. in order to make proposals with regard bring the war to ay end, as King Edward desires to have peace restored at the earliest date.
Berlin, 10th April.
Chanecilor Count Bilow visited Vienna on his way back from Italy, where he conferred with the Emperor of Austria Tu Belgium the socialist' movement growing to such an extent that the Militia has been called to arma, 11th April.
The visit of Chancellor Count Billow to Vienna has strengthened the opinion of all statesmen concerned, that it is in the interest of the international policy if the triple-Alliance be renewed on the same basis as before.
Berlin, 12th April The troubles in Belgium ae growing diplomatic relate between Switzerland and Ital to a per-anal dissension be Bundesrath and the Minister. There is hope that the matter will be settle? suen, At St. Petersburg the Man-hi Treaty is now published. According thereto the Russian troops will be with: drawn gla mally unter the condition that new trouble: will arise. The Russian Government ded-res that she is pursuing ud will not be hinder: dth retrol the number of inese troo;'s in Minchuria. The Rail from Shanhaikwan to Newchwang inten will be re turned t+ the owners, provided that no other nation will exploit it nor occupy Manchuria. China has to return to Russia all costs anginaed by the keeping in or ler and working of this railway, and in doing so she express-es the- hope that, after the pacitica lom of East Asia has been completed, the friendly relations of good neighbours will be resumed again by Russia. Russia on her side declines any The following Telegrams are from the "Kobe Herald"
London, 3rd April.
The obsequies of the late Cecil Rhodes are being hold in Cape Town to-day. The funeral train proceeds to Buluwayo.
The Colombian President San Clements is dead.
American and Egyptian cotton are advancing in price.
The Russian ironclad Retzivan, coustructed in Philadelphia, joins the Pacific squadron.
London, 7th April.
The Lancashire Mill Owners have tailed the output of yarn, and ten million spindles are now working part time only. London, 8th April.
The Venezue'ans have fired upon the American steamer Viking.
Count Matsukata has arrived at New York.
Jap nese fives have risen one half, and fours a quarter.
Admiral Pottier, of the French Navy, at Marseilles, has decl"red that the Japanese Fleet is superior to the Russian (in Far Eastern waters). He advocates further re-inforcoment of the French squa-rons in the Far East.
The St. Pet-rsburg Government has dispatched 114 new guns to Vladivostoc!
Russia is lending Persia ten million roubles.
9th April.
Th Russian attempts to secure a concession for the sole navigation of the river Tigris (Shat el Arsh) have been frustrated, Turkey having refused permission on the uni that a British Company already holds the rights.
The Bank f China and Japan has de-isled te liquidate its business.
he Chinese Government having protested ayainst the action of certain American firms in supplying arms to the Kwangsi rebels, the United States Government has instructed the San Francisco Customs to prevent further shipments, The following telegrams are from Kobe papers London, 4th April.
The prospects for the Canal Bill passing Congress in the present session are remote.
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