*London via Bombay, 21st April.
The question of King Edward's visiting the Pope is being much discussed. Official statements are carefully withheld, but there is a growing belief that the visit will. be THE-SUN-SPOTS AGAIN, London via Bombay, 21st April-
There has been a prolonged spell of-bitterly cold weather in Europe, playing havoc with the orchards and vineyards, and it culminated in snowstorms'on the Continent.
There has been a twelve hours' "snowfall at. Berlin, which is cut off from-communication with Russia.
"The trains in Norway and Sweden are embedded in snow.—Reuter, yeara' service at the end-of this month, has asked to be put on the retired list.
It is reported from Rome that the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Prinetti, will retire very soon.
The arrest of some American missionaries on the Island of Kuk (Carvlines) has induced the American Government to inquire into the cause. The answer shows that it waa not prompted by any political 16th April.
The Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Sr. Prinetti, will probably be succeeded by Sr. Visconti Venosta.
Russia outsiders the-murder of her Conaul at Mitrowitza as expiated by the exe tion of the death penalty on the murder under the condition that the Porte 1 proceed in future very energetically ayainst the Albanians. Therefore a new Russo-Austrian note, which is supported by all the Powers, has been sent to Constantinople.
The German-French group of financiers, which will build the Bagdad Railway, been constituted. A German elected President, a French Vice-President. Negotiations as to a joining of English financiers are till going on. Tt is expected after Mr. Balfour's recent speech that the British Parliament will give its consent. But the report of the Standard," according to which a political agreement about this railway has back made between Germany, France, and Great Britain, is not correct.
The Caroline case, reported yester will be investigated in Ruk by' the governor of Povapé personally.
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