Berlin, Dec. 22.
The German Crown Princess left Cairo immediately after ber arrival, for journey up the Nile, She will stay in Oniro in January. At" later date the Crown Princess intends to visit Sicily, and then to make a sojourn at Cannes, At the request of the Chief Crown Advocate the public was readmitted to the trial of Captain Trench and explo: This was done in order to Lieutenant Brandon on the charge el
prove before the public, that the Iotelligence Department of the British Navy is systematically demanding information which will be usefal for sodden naval attack on Germany. Considerable material against the defendants was produced by the prosecution. defendants have have acted by offi was carried on in a most dignified way. Both defendants were found guilty, bat, as they were not golded by any dishonourable disposition, they were con-voted to four years' detention in fortress only.
The Italin Government has laid certain ocompleints before the Porte with regard to the treatment of Italian sabjecta in Tripolis by the Turkish authorities. Turkey thereupon hat proposed to have the matter settled by arbitration. Italy has consented. By this arrangement a naval demonstration, which was already planned, will be avoided.
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The sentence passed on Captain Trench and Lieutenant Brandon iv considered to be mild by the majority of the German and English (2) papers. Some of them expect that the two officers will be pardoned, after having been part of their time in' fortress, The Bundesrat has passed the Bill on German nation ty. 60 that it can be submitted to the Reichstag immediately after Christmas. The main features of the Bill are that no registration la the Consular lists is required in fature and that no German abroad can love his nationality without his consent, Deo. 24. pitts adioate which is bai Turkey abet te ce of theine fom El bagdad Railway is negotiating with
pleted within five years, it to Bagdad, which will
bassa the statement that the Porte.
Count Witte repudiates most perempmonth peace was concluded tarely. As matters stood in 1905, a ontionetive jof the war would have been atterly inopportune, It was the wisest act of the Tsar to make peace in time.
The new fundamental State law of Portugal provides for parliamentary government, with the balance divided between the legislative and the execotive powers. The President will be elected for five years and the parliament
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