Bertin, ith Janwars. Notwithstanding the bad economical situation the budget of Pr 902 does not show any deficit The Naval Office in Berlin is preparing ai memorial about the colony of Kiauchou which will especially deal with the railway question und its future.
H.M. the Emperor has requested Pre sident Roosevelt's daughter to pape his wht, which has been built Marquis [a ix expected to visit Paris in Berlin, Mh Junnary.
The Chancellor, Count: Biilow, referris in the Reichstag to the marks of Chamberlain, stated that the Ger-'Army stood tov high to be touched by crooked and unjust opinions. It was the interest both of Germany and Great Britain that friendly relations between the two Powers should continue without any clouds. The Triple Alliance was in force as before. The French-Italian agree-mont as to the Mediterrmean question did not touch the Triple Alliance in any way. Germany was pursuing the most) peaceful line of polities. Her friendship was precious to everybody, her enmity indifferent to no one.
The Secretary of the Treasury, Baron} Thielmany, thea spoke ubout the very un-, pleasant financial situation of the Empire, which rendered necessary an additional! loan, The expedition to China has cost 226 million marks, credits amounting to 276 millions having been voted. He proposed to use the first Chinese indan nity rate, viz., 5 million marks, at once to pay off the private claims. (Ao erding to our dispatch the privets claims amount to 13.48 million larks, so that apparently the Bundesrath—in' opposition to the original intention of the Government—h agreed only upon a part-payment of pr ya claims.—Th+ Editor.) The maintenance of the German troops in Chivs during 1908 would demand 26 million marks (our telegram of the 2nd December mentioned 22 million marks.—The Editor). _In case that thy economical depression in Germany' should continue, the Government was obliged to open new resourers to the Treasury. Especially beer and tobacco' were to be taxed.
It is announced to-day that Marquis Ito was to return to Japan from Naples on the 23rd of January.
Two trains collided in a tunnel of the New York Central Railway. The loss is reported to be great.
Berlin, 18th January.
115 Million 3 per cent German iovernment Bonds and 175 Million Prussian Con-tols, will be offered for subscripti mon the po! 22nd of January, at the rate of 89:80.
Count Bilow declared in the Prussian Diet the solution of the Polish Question to be the most important problem of the Prussian States.
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