London vii Bombay, 20th July.
The Aliens Exclusion Bill has been read a third time in the House of Commons,—Zeuter. n main line to the mouth of the with a view to developing the use of the latter by shipping during suit" able periods of the yoar,—* Asahi."
The Czar has issued a rescript in which His Majesty declares that the recent events in the Black Sea demand the rigorous punishment of those responsi them. The rescript appoints Adniiral Birileff as Minister of Marine, and orders a reconstitution of the Russian Navy in accordance with prosont requirements, The Czar has ordered the release of the British officers of the Sado Maru—Mainichi."
(The Sado Maru was attacked by the Viadivostock cruisers when conveying Japanese troops on Juno 15 last year. She was left in an apparently sinking condition, but was subsequently able to reach safety. The English officers wore transferred to the Russian warships and have been detained as prisoners over since.—
San Francisco, 18th July.
A number of Russiavs were indignant at the appointment of fas Chief Russian Plenipotentiary, and they wore able to bring to bear sufficient pressure to compel him to resign after hi second audience with the Czar. M. de Witte lias been appointed in his stead. The new Plenipotentiary is understood to be in favour of the conclusion; of a Russo-Japanese Alliance after the restoration of peace.—Mainichi."
The following telegrams have been received in official quarters at Tokio The subscription list at London was closed on the 1th at 2.30 p.m. The amount subscribed is not yet actually known, but is estimated to be ten times the amount of the issue. The premium is} per cent. -At New York, the loan was covered immediately after the opening of the subscription list. In Germany, the prospects are bright. The subscription is believed to greatly exceed the issue amount.
According to later investigations, the London portion of the loan- has been over-subscribed between nine and ten
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