In yesterday's mectiny the Diplomatic Corps resolved to forward a letter to the Chinese Peace-Commissioners, in which information was asked, what proposala China had now to make' in regard to the payment of the indemnities to the different Governments and private claims, amounting in all at present to nearly 450 million fuels.
"Ths committee of the Diplomatic Corps, consisting of the representatives of Germany, France, America, and Englund, the Ministers Dr. ¥. Mumm, Pichon, Rockhill, and Sir Ernest Satow, is now ating the question of amelioration of the Woo-surly navigation.
Tr is announced from head-quarters today that when Lieutenant von Hummer with nine mounted men was reconnoitring to the westward of Kalgan, in the province of Shansi, he mot near Ningyiian some -Imp-rial ese infantry and cavalry. He had several skirmishes with them and captured one blue banner.
The German company of horse which is now at Chatao have received orders from headquarters t stop all reconnoitring beyond the province of Chihli.
The enquiry into the death of the Russian Lieut.-Cuptain Telyakowski at Tientsin shows that a German soldier on police duty on Sunday night tried to arrest two Russian naval officers who were drunk and whose rank he could not_make out. The cicers offered resistance, Telyakowski sehersapon the latter made use of his rifle trying to run his sword through the soldier, and fired at the Russian officer, causing his immediate death. zrlin, 8th May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.