Peking, 12th November.
At a special audience, the Ministers of Austria-Hungary, Germany, the United States, Russia, and Belgium handed to-duy to the Empress-Dowager letters of congratulation written by their respective Ralers f8r the Empreas's birthday. The audience of the other Ministers will follow.
Shanghai, 15th November.
The report has been spread from Shanghai that Prince Karl Anton of Hohenzollern has not been allowed to go from, Lisoyang to the front of the Japanese army. We are requested from those who are now in the environs of the Prince to firmly contradict this report the Commander-in-Chief of the'Japaneso army is extremely obliging to the Prince, Chefoo, 16th November.
The name of the Rassinn destroy which arrived here this morning is the Rastoropny. She left Port Arthur yes-tord-y and was pursued ly the Japanrse, but succeeded in arriving here unharmed Japanese cruisers are outside Chefoo.
more details are as yet obtainable.
report that everything is all right in The people on board the Ratstoropny Port Arthur.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.