The C.P.R.S. Mount Royal has reached Queenstown. Her boilers started leaking on December 12 and she was forced to return.—'
Reuter.
The Mount Royal left Antwerp for "St. John's, New Brunswick, on December 7. Up to the date of the above telegram nothing had been heard of her and great anxiety was being felt. She carried 230 passengers and a crew of ninety.—Ep.
The Italian Press is inviting the Tear to return the King of Italy's visit.
The " Kclair announces that General Damade will undertake an advance against Fez.
M. de Trooz, Belgian Premier and Minister of the Interior, and M. Goyot-Dessaigne, the French Minister of Sumi are dead. at the Exchange in Rome and thitern An explosion of taken
people have been injured.
London, January 1.
The Earl of Elgin, British Secretary of State for the Colonies, has notified the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce that he cannot agree to alter the Hongkong Ordinance forbidding British ships to make contracts for the transport of coolies for the Panama Canal. The British shipping firms are complaining that they are placed diced vantage with regard to foreign ships. The Liv-Chamber will press this point again with the Earl of Elgio.
Berlin, January 2.
The New Year festival in Europe has passed without any special mani-testations.
Cossacks have arrived in Fabris for the protection of the Russian Consulate.
The German Emperor and Prince Henry of Prussia will take part in the faneral of their former teacher, Privy Councillor Hinzpeter, at Bielefeld.
January 3.
Contrary to the custom observed in former years, the German Emperor did not address the generals of the Berlin Garrison when passing the watch-word at New Year's day.
The complaints of the Germans at Haifa have, owing to the German Embsssy's mediation, been settled in a completely satisfactory way by the Turkish Government.
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