Colonel Count York von Wactenburg, who was the leader of the expedition (0 Kalgan, died during the night of the 27th, asphyxiated. As the cold was very severe a small Chinese coal-stove was put into his quarters before he retired, the gas from this filling the room and causing death, Count Waldersee who intended to start to-day for Nankou, which is situated on the road to Kalgan not far from the Ming tombs, deferred his departure from Peking on receiving the death notice.
A rumour which was spread here, and according to which the French troops had advanced into the province of Shansi, is unfounded.
Berlin, 80th November, 8.5 p.m. NEWS FROM EUROPE, H. M. the Emperor has bestowed upon Captain Kremkow, commander of the 1st battery heavy field-howitzers, to whom a great deal of the success of bombarding and storming the Peitang forts is due, the order Pour lo Mérite, and on Dr. Betz, Interpreter at the German Consulate in Hankow, who was doing service as lieutenant of the 3rd Marines during their stay at Tientsin, the 4th class of the order of the Red Eagle, with sword Berlin, rd December, 7.40 pam.
President Kriiger was confidentially informed immediately after his arrival at Berlin, that the German Emperor would decline any attempt at mediation in the South-African question; he would observe under circumstances the strictest all neutrality. Thereupon President. K left Berlin almost at once. He passe Cologne this morning on the way to Holland.
Count Alvensleben, German Min Brussels, has been' appointed German Anzbassador at St. Petersburg, to succeed Prince Radolin.
The Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in South Africa, Lord Roberts, will leave Capetown on the 1th inst. for Europe.
It is reported from Rome that from many circles in Italy telegrams have been sent to Count Waldersee congratulating him for having successfully employed Italian troops in the expeditions through South Chihli.
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