London vid Bombay, 5th June.
The Transvaal Legislative Council adopted by 15 votes to 13 the clause in the ordinance granting the municipal franchise to coloured persons educated and socially qualitied; but as the unofficial members almost unanimously
coloured persons in any shape at! opposed the grant of the franchise to present, the government has withdrawn the clause in order to reconsider the matter,—Reuter.
9th Sune.
The Transvaal Legislative Council has adopted a clause excluding coloured persons and aliens from the municipal voting list—Reuter. the Russians have already constrncterl roads passable by field artillery between Liaoyang and the Yalu, anil are busily surveying the route fi ao railway between those points Special telegram.
London via Bombuy, Gth Jun: The assembling in Chinese waters squadron under i rte as 9th Sune.
There are evidences of the growth of public opinion in Japan in fi of opening Moukden proposal which was ed at Shanghai in the for the revised commercial treaty.—Special telegram.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.