The "Nor ideu'sche Allgemeine Zeitung" contains ad mani of the report that H. I H. the German Crown Prince will neeompany the Duke of Connaught on his voyage to India.
The Japanese Minister to Germany, Mr Inouye, has left for Japan, H. M, the Emperor has sent his con-Gpatalations to the Norwegian explorer Sverdrup.
Alliance Tre officially deni L. a The reports regarding a Franco-Spanish
The German Secretary of State for the Int-rior, Count Posadowsky, has officially stated before the special Committee of the Reichstag, that there are great difficulties ofa political nature to obtain an increase of the duty on agricultural products. The Government would under no circumstances accept the tariff proposed by Baron Wangenheim, the leader of the Agrarians. which destroyed the village of Werbze la Sixty people have perished daring a fire
Russia.
24th September, The part of the German Press influenced by the Government strongly recommends the Roumanian Government to introduce reforms according to the British-American note about the Jews, as only by such a step a common action of the Powers, which may, involve strong measures, would be rendered improbable.
The new tax proposed by the British Government for the Transvaal mines is strongly opposed by Messrs. Werner, Belt & Ca., who are the most concerned.
Chancellor Count Blow stated to-day, that the Government will not agree either toan increase or to an extension of the minimum duty proposed by itself, 25th September.
Negotiations are going on between the United States of America and Venezuela as to the acting of the latter's men-of-war.
Professor Johannes Orth hxs been' appointed successor of Professor Virchow.
26th September.
The Russian Minister of Fiawnces, Me. Witte, who had planned a visit to the Far East long ago, has now left for Manchuria.
The American Ambassador at St. Petershurg, Mr. C. Tower, has been a ointed successor of Mr. White, the Am in Berlin.
Tt is expected that the termination of the existing German-Russimn commercial treaty will not take place before December, if such a step should be intended at all.
27th September. terrible gale rage' over the island of Sicily. Eta shows signs of unrest, The lower part of the town of Modics. in the southern part of the island, has been completely destroyed. Eighty Dndies have been rescued. Twelve casual ties are reported from Scicli, south of Medica, The village of Cassato, north of Medica, is a mass of ruins.
29th September.
The Boer Generals will arrive in Berlin on the 8th October and stay there for several clys. It is expected that H. M. the Emperor will receive them as soldiers and British subjects.
The British- American proceeding in reard to the Roumanian Jews will cause no further diplomatic steps, Emile Zola has died of suffocation in con-ido w is aeriouly sick, nonce of an accident in his home; his The wound on President Roosevelt's knee has rendered a second operation necessary.
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