Berlin, 10th November.
The Czar bade farewell at Lowitz (Russian Poland) to twenty thousand men with eighty-four guns leaving for the theatre of war.
M. Etienne, the leader of the French Colonial party, declared in the Chamber, that France had to entertain besides the alliance with Russia friendship with Great Britain. @ was hope that thereby Great Britain and Russia would arrive in the future st an alliance. did not intend to disturb profitable business. Viscount Hayashi, the Japanese Minister in London, is reported to have stated to the English Press that Japan did not consider coal to be contraband of war and consequently did not see in the sale of coal by England to Russia a breach of neutrality.
Lately rumours have again been circulated in Washington, London, and Paris, that ut the instance of Japan, the United States, Great Britain, and France would mediate betwoon Russia and Japan after the fall of Port Arthur.
Many riots wre taking place while recruiting in Russia.
13th November.
The request for loave of Colonel Leutwem, Governor of German South-west Africa, has been granted and Consul-General von Lindequist at Capetown has been appointed his successor.
Both Russia and Japan decline to take at present part in the Hague peace conference proposed by President Roosevelt.
The battleships of the Baltic Fleet have arrived at Dakar '14th November.
The Paris Press states that Russia will accept America's proposal about a peace conference at the Hague, provided it will not be convened before the end of the war.
Mr. Nelidoff, Russian Ambassador in Paris, declares that Russia does not think' of making peace.
The tariff war of the Transatlantic Steamship Companies has been settled, the Cunard Line having joined the agreement with the others.
15th November.
The Press refers very sympathetically to the appointment of Consul-General von to be Governor of German Apparently an improvement of the relations of the German and the Enylishj ross is to be expected. Thoman Barclay, the well-known Barrister and Member of the Instivute of International Law, is c-ming to Berlin for the purpose of furthering an Anglo-German friendship. He will be welcomed by the Berlin Press.
Tt is reported from London that M. Deleassé, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, has replied in an evasive way to the representations of Japan with regard to the using of French ports by the Baltic fleet.
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