Teiagtan, 23rd April that the Governor of Kinutschau, Captain The telegrams in the Shanzhai papers,
Truppel, applied to ChangJén-chun, Governor of Shantung, to give the Germans the privilege of drilling and organising the territorial forces of that province, and tha', however, Governor Zhang courteously and firmly refused the application, are utterly false, The Government of Kiautechau has neither applied for such privileges, nor does it intend to do so. The-afore no refusal can have been given by Governor Chang. Where and how the false reports have arisen, people here are at a loss to understand.
The following telegram is from the "Kobe Chronicle."
Yokohama, 18th April.
telegram from London yest-relay states that Japanese new 4 per cent bonds rose £1 and now stand at £84 15s. Japanese War Loan bonds rose Is. 1d. and now stand at £114 7s. 9d.
The following telegrams are from the "Kobe Herald."
London, 18th April.
The National Zeitung in an article on the Whangpo Conservancy complains bitterly that Germany is inadequately represented on the Conservancy Board and refers to the predominancy of the Anglo-Japanese interest.
The new British loan has been enormously over-subscribed. The applications amount to four hundred millions sterling. 20th April.
The explosion of the 12 in. gun on the battleship Mars was due to the fact that the cordite hung fire and to the premature opening of the breach.
Senator Piehwe hes been appointed by the Czar Minister of the Interior in suc cession to the late Mr. Sipiaguine.
Government, has been assassinated.
[Minsk is one of the departments of Russia proper]
aight of the principal Atlantic steamship companies have combined in order to reduce working expenses. The Cunard Company is not in the ring. Mr. Pierpont Morgan is to manage the syndicate. The Manchester Chamber of Commerce is discussing methods of combating the ring.
An Ohio river steamer has been destroyed by fire on the Dlinois border, sixty lives being lost.
The faction opposed to President Zalaya have blown up the barracks at Managua, killing one Hundred and sixty of the occupants.
[Managua, the capital of the state, is situated on the lake of the same name.]
a del Toro surrendered to the Liberals (rebel forces) on Friday, the Government forces being outnumbered. One hundred and fifty were killed.
[Boca del Toro (bocasdel toro, according to the telegram) is on Provision Island in the Caribbean Sea and is close to the boundary of Costa Rica.]
The huge combine of Atlantic shipping, concerns is expected to effect an annual saving of three millions sterling.
London. 28rd April, General Chaffee, in command of the American forces in the Philippines, has ioen instructed to, prosecute the Mindanao campaign vigorously.
[Mindanao is the southernmost and second largest island of the Philippine group]. From the " China Mail Singapore, April 28rd.
Of the four Chinamen charged with the murder of Mr. Rutherford, the Into Manager of the Tanjong Pagar Dock Company, one has turned King's evidence and the case for the prosecution is a very strong one. said that tivo of the men had been identified Our special telegram of the 14th instant fas belonging to the burglar gang that entered the house.—Ep. "C.M.")
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