London Bombay, sith May.
Lord Lansdowne, replying to Lard Lamington, said that there had been no negotiations with the promoters of the Bagdad railway or with any foreign Governmen' there had only been confidential tions with certain gre houses with the view of ascertaining whether the conditions of the enterprise permitted the. Government offering them encouragement. The negotiations were now at an end.—
Reuter.
Agamemnon left Kobe $8. Empress arrived inten Tuesday at Yrsterpay celebrated as the lirthday of H. M. The Czar, who was born on 6th May (18th May X fe) 1868, The men-of war in harbour v dressed in honour of His Majesty.
Ix response to a telegram from Peki Detective Eadio boarded the Steamer Taishun at the Kin-leyuen Wharf immediately upon her arrival on Monday evening, and arrested three Japanese. The men are accused of having embezzled over Tls. 300,000. The men will probably be bro up at the Japanese Consulate op Monday morning.
We have received the "Peking and Tientsin Times" of the 2nd inst.—Prince Ching and Chu Hung-chi have appointed Chen Pi, Mao Taotai, and Hsu Shih-chu to be ce-directors of the Treasury in Peking. Jim-pah) of the Bank and Taotai Wang of the Chartered Bank have been appointed by Viceroy Yuan to be co-Direetors of Conumercial Affairs in Tient "Echo de Eh that King Edward has conferred the Grand Cross of the Victorian Order on M. Combes, the French Premier, and M. Deleassé, "the Minister of Foreign Affairs. No toasts were proposed at the dinner at the El bassy. The King left for England Cherbow The adieux at the station were cordial. King Edward expressed in warm terms his thanks to M. Loubet. for the pleasure that his trip had afforded him.
We have received from the Presbyterian Mission Press an invaluable" "Glossary of Chem rms in English and Chinese, prepared under the: uspices of the Educa: nm, in conjunction with a ppointed by the Medi-arms a neat paper pamphlet. of G4 pages, have received Messrs. Ellis and y's **Hundredth Catalogue of Rare, Curinus, and Interesting Books." The shop of Messrs. Ellis and Elvey is at 29, Bond St., London, and this ca logue house by Joh the Brindley in 1728, There are several illustrations in the catal includ a reproduction of spirited woodcut St. George's victor the D: son, from the first Ger John Mandevi published at Basle in. the The whole book, which contains also" a talogue of rare "music, is most_interest-note tha folio of Shakespe: a copy. of the fourth in marod morocco extra is offered at £63.
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