Nanking, 6th November.
Governor Toan Fang arrived here today to take over pro tem. the seals of the The report that the Baltic ron late Viceroy. Bred st eir own torpedo boats, off Hull, an invention.
Count Possdowsky, the German The following telegrams are from Secretary of the Interior, will start for the "Hobo Herald"
Vienna before the end of this month, in Berlin, 28th October. order to close a commercial treaty with to London financial circles, Austria-Hungary. lyonnais have postponed thei charge of a Russian The Baltic is concentrating,000,000 francs. at Tangier, whence one part will sail vid the Cape and the other vid the Suex London, 29th October Canal, in order to join again off Made nishas tendered " complete apology Considerable riots of the natives are 824 promised compensation. The two reported from the Cameroons.
5th November.
The British colliers which waited at Las Palmas further orders from the Baltic fleet have loft now for the Cameroons and Réunion. Another British collier still awaits orders at Cadiz. The last Russian men-of-war loave Tangier to-day. The ironclads Kniis Suvaroff, Imperator Alexander III, Borodine, and Orel will take the road round the Cape.
The Czar has received the Russian General Kaulbars.
Russia has promised full reparation for the bombardment of the trawler.
The conference about the Hull incident will take place at Paris.
The first reports of a revolution in the Cameroons are much exaggerated.
The United States of America has concluded arbitration treaties with Russia and Belgium; those with Germany, Great Britain, and Italy are imminent.
At Innsbruck there wore bloody encounters between Austrian and Italian students in consequence of the opening of the Italian faculty of jurisprudence.
The Bonapartist politician Paul Granier de Cassagnac is dead, aged sixty-
In the French Chamber the Nationalist member Syvoton slapped the face of General Andre, the Minister of War, during a military debate, in which the latter declared it was necessary to shadow the political behaviour of the officers. account of their intolerance in religious questions. Syveton, who refused to submit to the President, was forcibly expelled from the mesting.
'7th November.
Mr. Bompard, the French Ambassador at St. Petersburg, declares in the " Gau-lois" that Russia, will be victorious. Japan had already grown funt. Russia would not yield before she hes gained the victory. It was Japan who desired the war, and she has now to take the consequences.
The Baltic squadron calls mostly at French ports on its way to East Asis.
8th November.
Tt is reported from Paris that Russia has given to French shipyards orlers amounting to 240 million—franes (£9,600,00)) for the rebuilding of her fleet.
lunteer Fleet has pa-sed the Bosphoras A large transport of coal by the Vor sine" yesterday.
The Herreros are now completely subjected.
The elections for she Italian C mgreas are a great success for the Giolitti Cabinet jin consequence of the silent approval of the casting of the Catholic votes in favour pf the Government.
The Peruvian Congress has ratified the arbitration treaty with Brazil.
Governments are to refer the question of the responsibility of the Baltic Squadron toan immediate International Enquiry under The Tribunal, but this will not be in the mature of Arbitration. Pending the enquiry Russia has promised that the Squadron shall be detained at Vigo. Russia also agrees to punish the officers found to be responsible and undertakes to guard against the oocurrence of similar incidents, The British Press is divided as to the terms of settlement. The "Morning Post" considers the enquiry superfluous, as the facts are palpable. "Queen Alerandra summoned 'r. Balfour to the Palace after the Cabinet Council. Viscount Hayashi, Japanese Minister in London, in the course of an interview, has ridiculed the Russian story 48 to the presence of Japanese torpedo-hosts in the North Soa." Mainichi"
The following telegram has been received by the Tokio Foreign Department:—In the course of his speech at the Conservative mooting at Southampton on October 28th, Mr. Balfour made the following statement with regard to the North Sea incident On receiving the sad news of the North Sea occurrence, the Russian wemment expressed profound regret, and the Czar also telegraphed to this effect to King Edward. The Russian Government has likewise promised fall compensation for the incident, and has ordered the part of the Baltic Squadron which took part in the outrage to romain at Vigo until the enquiry has ascertained who must be held responsible for the incident. The officers and others concerned will not follow the main body of the Squadron to the Far East. The British and Russivn Govern ments have decided upon laying the facts before the International Committee ¢reated by The Hague Convention for the purpose of settling international difficulties. The officers who are found tobe guilty by this Committee will be properly punished. The Russian Go-yernment has likewise promised to guarantee that no such occur in the future. I ha statement with the- consent of the Russian Ambassador. At the same time, Mr, Balfour stated his view of the matter s follows:—The British Government has obtained what it wanted.
Although the question is by no means dottled yot, it is not too much to hope that the crisis between Britain and si But it must be variance with the reports from the Commander of the Squadron in severa. Particulars. Some of the latter's state ments are believed by us to be quite on of the question. In conclusion, Mrt Balfour pointed out many mistakes: n-the reports of the Russian Commande
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