Tokio, 20th May.
Captain Hayazak, of H. I. M's. S. Mikasa, has publicly expressed his profound sense of the gracious attention King Edward showed to him and his officers, on the occasion of the launch of H. M. S. Queen at Devonport.—Special service.
In New York the news is expected every hour that the whole ishing of St. Vincent is destroyed, the northern part of the island being already completely destroyed by volcanic eruptions.
6th May.
The ice on the "eva ani the Gulf of Finland rendered necessary a change of the ceremonies of President Louber's reception in Russia. The Csar will meet Loubet not in Cronstadt, but in Zarskoe Solo. There is no doubt that the it of the President of the French Republic has besides the conventional, also political purposes. The Dual Alliance will remain unchanged but will again lay particular stress on its peaceful aim.
H. M. the Emperor has offered to President Roosevelt in commemoration of his brother, Prince Henry's visit to America, a present consisting of a bronze statue of Frederick the Great, whose military officers, as will be remembered, instructed and organised the Army the United States when fighting against Great Britain for the liberty of the country. President Roosevelt has accepted the gift as a new proof of the friendship existing between Germany and the United States, King Alfonso of Spain, who completed his sixteenth year to-diy, was sworn he constitution and took over himself the The ''Norddeut-'Allgemeine Zeitung" welcomes in very hearty terms Lurope's youngest sovereign.
18th May.
It is expected that Russia will either officially protest against the British-Chinese agreement us to a British monopoly within the 80 kilometres radius on either side of the railways in North Chihli, or will demand compensation. Also other Powers will very strongly oppose this agreement.
Reports bearing an unwarranted tendency were spread in Portugal, that Germany was opposing the portuguese interests in East Asia, It is now stated officially in Berlin that there is no reason for such
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