Berlin, 28rd November.
The resolution of the Moscow Zamstvo, reported before, prominos by a large ma-
Spanish Cabinet, it has become doubtful whether Mr. Montoriros, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, will preside at the Morocco Conference. Germany will probably be represented at Algeciras by Count Tattenbach, who is at present on his way to Be The Porte has accepted the demand of the Powers to prolong the appointment ents in Mneadonia for the term of two years, but declines to act any control of finances by the Powers. Should it come to bloodshed about this question, the Porte will place -all responsibility on the Powers.
It is reported from London that the Chinese Ministers in Europe are proparing a petition to the Throne, wherein they constitution be given to China years, An international group of bankers, including the Rothschilds, will issue at the end of this month a four per cent Japanese loan amounting to twenty-five million pounds sterling at a price of 90.per cent. will be used to pay back the internal loans. The conversion of other twenty-five millions of the six per cent foreign loans will be taken in band 24th November. sor will return the King of Spain's visit at Madrid in April next.
The budget of the Foreign Office for 1906 contains amongst others the following proposals: 16,300 marks fora summer residence of the Minister at Peitaiho, 16,500 marks for an enlargement of the Legation at Poking, 56,400 marks for a Consulate in Pakhoi, 90,000 marks for a Consulate in Chinanfa, and 107,000 marks for another Consulate-General in Yoko-hams.
A number of new taxes will be introduced by the new German budget, viz: on beer, tobacco, railway tickets, bills of lad" ing on riverbosts, automobiles, receipts, and legacies. The total amount expected million marks per year.
26th November.
There will be a meeting in London on the first of December, Lord Avebury (Sir John Lubbock) presiding, the sim_ of which will be to brig about an understanding between Germany and England.
The German budget for 1906 provides a legation in Cetinje and new consulates in Szechuan, Aleppo, Mexico, Abyssinia, and Takkos 27th November. shipping b burg and Bremen, which is caused by the competition of the Hamburg-America Line and the Norddeutscher Lloyd. The Government tries to mediate, as it wishes to avoid by all means'tho decline of Bremen.
Count Tattenbach, who has now arrived in Berlin, will be the second representative of Germany in Algeciras, The first. German representative will be Mr, von Radowitz, the Ambassador at' Madrid.
Fresh mutinies have broken out at Sebastopol amongst the troops and the sailors. There are, however, so far no larger excesses reported The German Pross is taking the Japanese-Corean treaty calmly.
The international squadron has - o0- cupied the customs and the. telegraph office at Mytilene without any incident, Turkey refused resistance in considera-i ram festival. are reported front Italy.
28th November, M, the Kaiser opened the Reichstag to-day, d foreign policy of Germany rect relations to friendly ones to most of the nations. In ackuowlodging the fact that Japan has now become one of the Great Powers he exa sincere desire for the success of the peaceful task, which was waiting this most talented people with regard to the propagation of civilisation. He hoped that Czar Nicholas would become the pioneer of a prosperous future for Ru Germany was forced to count always wi misunderstandings of opinion of every ts wore suppressed at ove place, they might reappear immediately afterwards at another. He oon-forcement of the bulwarks st unjust attacks. eon appointed German Minister at Christiania, In German South-west Africa the Witboois, the subjects of the late Henrick Witboi, have been subdued.
The United Scates Congress will be opened with 9 message from. President Roosevelt on the sixth of December.
The situation in Russia is now quieter.
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