Berlin, March 17. The resolutions of the franchise committee of the Prassisn Diet have been passed by the ple nom on the reading by 238 votes to 168. This means that the electors will be elected in fature by a secret vote, while the electors will elect the deputies by an open vote, Atthe third reading of the Budget in the Reichstag the Chancellor, Dr. von Bethmann Hollweg, twice interposed in the debate and delivered an emphatic defence of the Foreign Office in the Constitation and is thas acknowledged 48 Crown Prince of Porta.al.
The closing of a commercial sgreement between the United States of America and France is imminent, the threatened tariff war will be avoided.
The fashion of the Russo-Chinese Bank and the Northern Bank into a Rosso-Aciatic Bank with a capital of thirty-five millions of roubles will be concluded within the next fow days.
The mail which left Shanghai vii Tairen and Siberia on March 3. was delivered in Berlin on the 18tb instant.
March 20.
The Chancellor, Dr. yon Bethmano Hollweg, has left for Rome.
No agreement has been reached between Russia and Austria-Hangary. It has only boon arranged that the verbal Mannesmann question against the diplomatic negotiations shall be resamattacks of the Pan-Germans, which, ha|¢d- In particular, no stipulations have declared, could only injure the prestige h regard to the Balkans, of the German Empire abroad. Lhe lations would be possible Chancellor then promised to lay before reserved themselves the next satan session of the fall liberty of action.
Reichstag " Bill providing for a reform Reuter's telegram of to-day's of the nationality law. Further he date' puts a different complexion on promised in fatare to employ in the the qarason of Auelro- Rosin relation-diplomatic service more men drawn—Ep. from commerce and industry, and he Stormy scones have occurred in the alluded to the necessity of increasing Rassian Dama at the reading of the the personnel of the Foreiga Office. educational badger, Several deputies Herr von Schio, the Secretary of cluded from the meetings. Foreign Affairs, stated that honorary lections for the French Chamber German ('onsalates had been created in of Depaties will take place on April 24. Omsk and Tomsk, and that he also The Morocco loan, which has given hoped to institute one in Irkutsk. The rise to diplomatic difficulties daring the Reichstag thereupon passed the Budget, last fow weeks, has been closed. and went into recess antu April 12.
The mail which left Sheoghai vii Anti-military demonstrations by the Tairen and Siberia on March 6 was students have taken place at Sofi, bat delivered io Berlin on the 20th instant. they were soon suppressed.
March 21 The Tarkish Government has declar-M, Iswolski, Rassian Minister for its readiness to come to an under-Foreign Affairs, has published docastanding with King Ferdinand of ment, in which it is stated that the Balgaria with regard to a transit Acastro-Hangarian Government has declined Rassia's proposals with regard to March 18. settlement o! the Balkan questions, The German press shows mach and consequently an agreement has sympathy with the appointment of Yin been reached only in the sense reported Chang, the Chinese Mivister to Ber yesterday. as President of the Ministry of War.
March 22, King Edward aod Queen Alexandra Following an invitation of the Navy will meet the King and Queen of Italy Bureau Professor Dr. Goerke (Brandenat Capridimonte near Naples. borg on the Natiooal Liberal M. Chomyakoff, the President of member ut the Reich: od Herr the Dama, has resigned.
Nackeo, deputy bargemaster of Esch-Toquiries show that M Daez, the is), member of the Cen-liquidator of the estates of the French jit Kisochon next antumo, Congregations, has invested abroad and on their home journey will go to the sums that be is alleged to have Port Arthur, Hongkong and Batavia, embezzled. Investigations are being made every mber March 19. ably divonased by th European press, Vice-Admiral Trappel, Governor of The Italian Cabi of Baron Sonaino Kiaochou, has left Germany for the Far has resigned owing to questions of East by the Siberian express interoal policy. It is probable that an Fieldmarshal Baron von der Goltz independent Cabinet will he formed for will take part in the centenary celebra-the immediate fature. Later on tions of the Argentine Republic, where Giolitti will re-ume the prowiership. he will, by order of Emperor Wi M. Gatechkoff, the leader of the Ras-represent the German Army. sian Octobrista, the strongest party of 'A Cabinet crisis is expected io Italy. the Dama which numbers 1 38 out of 524 The visit of the German Chancellor, deputies, has been elected President of Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, to Rams the Dum, to soceeed the former Pr will not be affected. dent Chomyakoff, who was also a mem-'The Infante Alfonso, Dake of Oporto, ber of the Octobrist party.
brother of King Carlos who was King Peter of Servia has arrived in mordored, has taken the oath apon the St. Petersburg,
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