Berlin, 9th February.
The strike of the coal workmen in the Rabr district is finished.
Professor Adolf von Menzel, Germany's most universal painter, is dead. The Reichsanzeiger" and the " Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" publish the most sympathetic notices in his memory.
The revelation in Congress-Poland assumes a national Polish character.
The attempt to raise a Russian loan in Paris has failed. Probably it will be renewed in April. Before then a change is expected which will bring!xbout peace.
10th February.
Tt is declared in the most categoric manner at St. Petersburg, that Busole has asked nobody to interven for peace.
11th February.
The Czar has invited Prinoo Friedrich Lenpold of Preussen to be present atthe er events on the theatre of war. The Prines is preparing to start for Manchuria Both in St.
Petersburg and the provinces new strikes have occurred. Great anxiety is felt for to-morrow (Sunday).
'18th February.
General Kaulbars has been appointed Commander of the second army.
Everything is quiet both mist. Petersburg and the provinces.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.