Nanking, 29th April.
Viceroy 'Chou Fu has left for Tsingkiangpt on the Grand' Canal, where. he will stay for about two woaks.
Chefoo, 29th April.
Throo floating mines were seen on 28th April near the Misotao Islands.
Hanoi, 80th April.
The Russian fleet is staying near the Inland of Hainan, Peking, 80th April.
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia has left to-day for Kalgan, The following telegrams are from the "Hobo Herald."
London, 20th April.
It stated that 600 military actificors have left St. Petersburg with the object of strengthening the defences of Viadivostock.—" Hochi."
Berlin, 28rd April.
Admiral Rozhdiestvensky has reported that he has not yet seen anything of the enemy and that both his fleet and his crews are in good condition.—" Mainichi.'
London, 25th April.
A general strike of engineers and stokers Bicrk Sea, Azoff, end Mediterranean!
ralysed the mail passen: er terview on the belonging to Kussian trading com-Seveaty ships are lying ile Twenty thousand bakers have gone on strike "t Moscow.
supposed Russian "py has been arrested at Polo Brani, Singapore, to ith, ft presuinrd rccomplice.—** Mamie:
Twenty-five thousand specially selected troops, chosen from amo regiments in the vicinity of Moscow, will shotty leave for the front.
Owing to dissensions among the naval authorities as to the naval poley which should be pursued by Russia in the Far East, the pro.ramme for the construction of new warships has no y been definitely adopted. Many of the Russi naval exper x think that Viadivostock is of no uso to Russia, fish has no ba~w in Corea. At present only three battleships, all of the Bayan type, and a few de troyersaud seme cruisers are being built. The construction of the battleships Aud'é Privosvanni and
course of this year.—"'Asahi."
Peter (3) will not be completed in the The following telegrams are from the "Hongkong Daily Press."
London, 20th April.
It is reported that Lord Kitchener has intimated his intention to resign the Indian command unless the power of the Military Member of the Council is restricted.
28rd April.
Delesseé has withdrawn his resignation, on condition that his Morocco programme be accepted.
2hth April.
The King is visiting Sardinia and Corsica in the course of his Mediterranean tour.
26th April.
The new constitution which His Majesty is advised to confer upon his Travevaal Colwny provides for a ye olticinl and thirty-five elected meiniers.
The, franchise being very smple and wide the new Transvaal Losislature will not have power to initiate taxation without, His Majesty's approval.
Tt is reported at St. Petersburg that General Kxulbars is 10 succeed General Kuropatkin, who constantly finds himself in disagreement with the methods of Gener-I Linievitch. a Halifax, 25th March, With over thousand "passengers on board, the Allan liner Parisian collided with the Hamburg-Amerika liner Albano off the harbour this evening. Both vessels made for the port. The Parisian is down at the stern, while the Albano's bows are crushed in. ' The latter ha! 800 gers on board at the time of the coll No lives were lost.—Daily Mail Berlin, 27th March.
Negotintions are pending for the amalgamation of the two groat German steamship lines, the Norddeutacher-blayd and the Hamburg-Amerike. On the mere rumour of sucht negotiations North German shares advanced three points on the Bourse to-day. On the other hand, Hambarg-Amerike shares are somewhat weaker.
Daily Mail."
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