Berlin, 13th March.
The budget commission of the Reichstag has voted in favour of a fair participation of Germany in the St. Louis Exposition, The Emperor proceeds regular Temple.
1.—The MacDonald will attend the Jubilee special Envoy of King Edward, while Japan will be represented by Prince Yamashina. boilers.
From the same s the whole year 1912, were reported ing, £3 by by fire; while 60 foundere!, 73 were abandoned, condemned, and ising.
2 ing vessels were damaged 409 by'stranding, 409 by collision, 48 by by leaks and 3G by siress of The steamers totally lost were 41 by collision, 24 27 foundered, 9 were xban-76 Were condemned, ant 18 were The steamers damaged were 3.131 S! by stranding, 960 by collision, 172 by fire, 48 by leaks, 411 by stres" of 3 while #08 reported injury to their engines or boilers.
The ne: tonnage of sailing vessels Int was 329,781, and the gross tonnage of steamers 441,036.
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