Shanghai, 27th November.
'The Commander of the French troops has also now received orders to communicate. with the Commanders of the other foreign. troops as to' simultaneous evacuation of Shanghai. As soon as the British commander shall have received orders authorising him to do the same, the negotiations will be taken up.
Bangkok, 1st December.
In order to introduce a gold-standard, the Government mint has been closed. The Government has introduced a fixed exchange. The London Legation is selling; drafts at the rate of 17 Ticals per Penn Sterling. The local Banks refused to do business under thsse conditions.
Hongkong, 2nd December.
The Boonsan collided with the Kianyan, in the Straits of Malacca. The latter vessel has sunk, and sixty of the crew and passengers are missing.
The Tanjong Pagar Dock Ca. Ld., has increased its rates by 26 por cent in consequence of the fall in exchange.
leading hotels at Hongkong will charge sterling -prices, beginning from January next.
The following telegrams are from the "Kobe Herald":—London, 20th November.
Signor Marconi announces that he received wireless signals at the station at_Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, from the Wireless Telegraph station in Cornwall and that the Italian warship Carlo Alberto communicated with the station in Cornwall during the whole voyage across the Atlantic to Nova Scotia.
A fire has occurred at Emanlacheff's petro-lenin reservoirs at Odessa. The loss is seven hundred and fifty thousand pounds.
Vienna, 20th November.
The British Government will open negotiations with the French Government with the object of making clear their object in maintaining the integrity of Siam. A shortcoming is understood to have been discovered in the Anglo-French Treaty of 1896.—** Osaka Mainichi."
Seoul, 21st November.
The Cabinet meeting has adopted resolution to increase the land tax. e tax was increased front 5 gen (the equivalent of a yen) to 8 gen,—'* Asahi."
Tientsin, 22nd November.
The Chinese Government intends to dismiss the Governor of Hunan on the ground that he has injured the integrity of the Empire in connection with the settlement of the Chénchou affair, London, 22nd November.
President Castro, of Venezuela, protests against the British Government' sending warships up the Orinoco, which, he alleges, is an infringement of Venezuela's sovereign rights.
Great Britain refuses to recognise the blockade.
Germany is taking measures to enforce its claims against Venezuela.
The death of the Hon. Sir John Wood-bun, K.C.S.L, Lieutenant-Governor of Bengal Presidency, is announced. The funeral took place yesterday. The Calcutta Press is unanimous in bemoaning the Governor's death.
A river steamer on the Danube has been sunk, thirty lives being lost.
The Governor of Mozambique is visiting Lord Milner at Johannesburg.
23rd November.
Silver is now quoted at twenty-two pence half-penny. The export trade of Great Britain is suffering from the effects of the General Matos, the Revolutionary leader, silver.
is awaiting supplies of ammunition before resuming hostilities.
'A treaty of peace has been signed in Colombia and the insurrectionary war is at an end.
Friedrich Krupp died suddenly at Essen yestereve. His nephew is expected to continue the business.
24th November.
The International Sleeping Car Company offers. to convey mails by the Tyans-Siberian Railway from London to Japan in fifteen days.
The Colombian peace ne; stations were conducted on board the nited States battleship Wisconsin.
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