Berlin, 25th August.
A proposal of the "Petit Parisien," that Great Britain, the United States, Germany, and France should offer their services to the belligerents with a view of bringing about peace, has not found here any consideration.
26th August.
The Chinese Government has notified the Russian Minister at Peking that legal proceedings have been instituted against Admiral Sah for not having taken precautions te prevent the Japanese attacking the Reschitjelnij at Chefoo.
With regard to the perpetual insinuations of the English Press, the Post states that England has sold to the belligerents thirty-eight ships.
27th August.
The departure of the Baltic Squadron has again been postponed, this time until the.end of December. Experts doubt that the squadron will ever roach East Asia.
The " Berliner Tageblatt" has received a report from Paris, according to which it is resolved to form a second large Russian army which will be concentrated at Mukden,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.