Tientsin, 25th March, The "China Times" publishes an article charging the German and Japanese Military Police with serious maltreatment of Chinese criminals arrested by them. Th German military authorities have already commenced on the 7th inst, to rigorously investigate the charges, notwithstand the fact that notice of the supposed m: treatment has only been received from the Chinese authorities after aix prisoners had been in their hands for seven days and one for four days, 'Those prisoners were not brought to the prison hospital, but were detained in the Chinese prison' itself; the atate of the latter is only too well known, The investigations have not yet come to an end. One of the charges, however, inde by the Chinese authorities, accord: ing to which one of the prisoners had died consequence of an injury to his spine, which he received while being bamboved by the German Military, Police, has been proved to be untrue and is not' any more upheld by the Chinese authorities. Tt was roved. that the. cause of this death was heart failure in consequence of blood poisoning. Moreover, the bambooing in the German Police court is done by Chinese, not by German soldi The following telegrams the " Kobe Herald"
New York, 18th March.
A succession of terrific earthquakes passed over the eastern part of the German Empire on Friday, reaching a climax in the Kingdom of Saxony, where much damage was done. "The cities of that kingdom were severely shaken anda number of lives were lost. The people ate in terror.
The internecine war in the Republic of Honduras has ended in a victory for Bonilla, leading the so-called "Liberals." The tory was practically a bloodless one, the fighting being confined to brushes between Il parties. Yesterday Bonilla occupied the city of Tegucigalpa without resistance and was proclaimed President of the Republic. His opponents are practically powerless and no further resistance is expected.—Manila Cablenews."
London, 18th March.
The U.S, Senate has ratified the Panama Canal treaty by seventy-three votes to five. The treaty has boon adopted in the form in whick it was originally negotiated.
The "Standard's" correspondent reports that a new Chinese Loan of eight millions sterling will be issued shortly in Belgium, Holland, and France, under Russian guarantee.
Turkey is delaying the promulgation of
recrudescence of revolutionary troubles the reform scheme regulations, owing to 20th Murch.
The Canadian Pacific Railway Company has concluded arrangements whereby it acquires the Beaver Line of steamships. The Company intends to run a regular line Detween London and Montreal.
The revolutionists_in Honduras have surrounded President Bonilla's forces, and General Sierra, who is at their head, is threatening Tegucigalpa. General Sierra has shot two of his own Generals for disobedience to enters.
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