The Boers are advancing in the Cape Colony with great success; they are gain ing advantage after advantage. The situation has, during the last few days, become very serious. The British troops were forced also to evacuate two further places in the Orange Free State.
President Kriiger has fallen sick at the Hague.
Berlin, 7th January, 8.23 p.m,
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The Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar is The statements of Dr. Morrison, the Peking correspondent of London Times," against the conduct of the German troops are denied by the authorities, who have the official repens of the occurrences, The attacks upon the Commander-in-Chief ally disapproved of by the entire European in China contained therely are energetic.
press, whilst the English newspapers also condemn the false news, which was apparently only wired to create discord amongst the Powers.
The Czar has conferred upon the Minister at Peking, M. de Giers, the '4S class order of St.
The Emperor has conferred upon the Director-General of the Hamburg-American-Line, Mr. Ballin, who had audience before his departure fur East Asin, the second class order of the Royal Crown.
Extreme cold is being experienced all over Central and Southern Europe. Paris numbers of people have been frozen to death, and there has been a heavy fall of snow in Rome, Tae Director of Sicawei Observatory reports:—Monday, 31st December, 10 a.m, ~State of the atmosphere on the 30th—The Siberian depression advances towards the Sea of Okhotsk. Overcast and variable weather at Shanghai. Monsoon setting in again in the South.—State on the mornin, of the 31st—Barometer still a weather beginning to clear up.—Tursday, Ist January, 10 a.m.—Stato of the atmosphere on the lst December, 1900.—A new depression, coming from the westward, is approaching Lake Baikal. Barometer rising in China and Japan, Overcast but fine weather at Shanghai,—State on the morning of the Ist January, 1901.—Fine weather, with light N.-W. breezes. The barometer is still rising.—2nd January, 10 a, m.—State of the atmosphere on the {st—Barometric maximum over the estuary of the Yangtze-kiang. Fine and calm. weather, slong the whole coast.—State on the morning of the 2nd—arometer falling slowly.. Hoar fr Fine weather.—Thursday, 3rd 10.a.m,—State of the atmosphere on, t 2nd.—A new depression is developing in the Yangtze Valley and movitig along the river to the eastward. Fin weather at Shanghai. State on the -morning. of the 3rd.—Glass falling fast; wind veering to S.E and S, Fine and mild weather.—Friday 4th January,.10 a. State of the atmosphere on the 3rd.—ihe depression in the Yangtze: Valley travels towards Shanghai, und the barometer is falling rapidly. Mild and damp weather, Winds- from the S. quadrant along the coast from Amoy up to the N, Another depression passes over the Baikal and causes a storm at Irkutsk.—State on the morning of the 4th.—The wind shifts N.W. Rainy weather. The barometer rises fitfully Saturday, 6th January, 10.30 a.m.—State of the atmosphere onthe 4th.—The depression crosses: the Yellow Sea and langson Kiyshtulsland.A deeper depression
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