The Emperor of China has signed an edict, by which the payment of the indemnity of 450 million Taels, bearing 4°/, interest, is sanctioned.
The" Reichsanzeiger" to-night publishes an order by which the General Staff of the Commander-in-Chief is dissolved and the German Expeditionary Corps to China is reduced to one brigade of mixed troops (about 6,000 men).
1H. M. the German Emperor, after having inspected the Foot Guards' to-da made a speech at the officers' mess, which he mentioned that the Czar had ed his thanks to him for the great he had rendered concerning" the Solution of the China question, aut" hal also recognised in a sympathetic manner the difficult and thankless task that Count Waldersee had performed in such " digni: fied manner. The Emperor then welcome ed the French General Bonnal, who was Erotherhood of arms and comradeship of resent at the dinner, alluding to the
the Germans and French, who have now been fighting a common enemy. He" prowed the toast of the French Army.
neral Bonnal expressed his thanks and gave a toast to the 'Soldiers' Emperor" and the German Army.
To-morrow Queen Wilhelmina of Hol land will arrive at Berlin, where she wil be received in great state. Sh- will attend the Parade of the Royal Guards.
Count Wilhelm Bismarck, the second son of the late Chancellor, and Chief-President of East-Prassia, has died, at the age of 49.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.