Peking, 14th January.
Their Majesties granted audience tung.—Special this morning to Viceroy Chang Chih-
16th January.
Their Majesties granted audience! this morning to the Grand Councillors, and to Shen Chia-pen, Vice-President of the Board of Punishments.—Special telegram, any special remarks. Onder the heading and the farmers murdered. of Expenses in the Far Ea-t" is the Later. amount "f seventeen million roubles for the The Chaticellor, Count Billow, stated construction of a railway going round Lake to-day in the German Reichstag that Baikal. the Herreros had revolted and that no The summer schedule of the Russian railways shows a train de luxe on the Siber-cause for the outbreak was to be seen, and it is on so great a scale that the ian railway, which will.make the distance from Alexandrovo to Dalny in thirteen fruits of ten years' efforts and per-days, severance were entirely destroyed through-Herroros are on the war-lath in out the territory of the riots. A des-German South-west Africa. perate fight against the superior number The Budget Committee of the German of the natives had been forced upon the Reichstag has. voted consulates in New Whites in German South-west Africa, Orleans, Atlanta, St. Paul, and Seatt'
The revolution commenced at.a time when It must be admitted, as showing the the Governor had sent the majority success of the last Japanese note, that of. his troops to the South of the concessions in the Manchurian question Colony, where Bondelzwarts wore fighting. had a prolonged conversation yesterday are now expected from Russia. The Czar Okahandja and Karibit, both stations on the railway from Swakopmund to Wind-at the New Year's reception in St. Peters-huk, were most hardly pressed by the burg with the Japanese Minister, during insurgents, while Windhuk itself. was which he expressed his firm belief that already threatened by them. A reinforce, peace would be maintained. Apparently ment of the colonial troops already has Japan in the Manchurian question is the joint action of the United Star ud been sent off. But the latest news has iven cause for worse fears. Five, hun-making an impression on Russia. The ired marines would therefore leave, in ad-"Kélnische Zeitung" eulogises the stron; dition to those already sent, on Thursday self-respect which Japan has obser for Swakopmund. Their arrival there was during all negotiation without deviating expected on the 8th February. The from @ calm politeness. The correctness cruiser Habicht had left Capetown for of a statement of the "Matin," according Swakopmund. to which France and Great Britain are The Bundesrath had..voted the credit pressing Japan, is. doubted here. asked by the Government for the campaign in South-west Africa. The Reichstag will 16th January. undoubtedly do the same.
'M. Ignotus, the Secretary of M.
19th January. Dolcassé, French Minister of Foreign It is stated in London that Russia is Affairs, states in the "Figaro" that the resolved to avoid, under all circumstances, Tokio s well as in St Petersburg to pressure of France has done much in awat. She will approach therefore the other Powers, laying before them the secure a greater calmness. The "Eclair"
Japanese demands. The Russian Press asserts that both Great Britain and insists upon Russia taking a more active France strongly urged the Japanese part in the Balkan question, Government before the penultimate The Reichstag has yoted the credit of Russian note to continue the negotiations.
28,211,200 marks demanded by the Govern-'The exceedingly peaceful remarks made ment for operations in German South-west yesterday by the Czar, are confirmed by
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