London, 17th October.
The German Colonial Congress at Berlin has attracted considerable attention in Russia. The " Novoe Vremya," in discussing the speech of Baron von Richthofen, the German Minister of Foreign Affairs, says that if the statesmen at Berlin begin to speak of sharing the economic mastery of the world, they need reminding that German activity does not dare to extend itself to regions which are naturally or historically regarded as the spheres of gravitation of other Powers.—Special service.
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