Sept. 3.
The Russian Government has demanded that the Porte withdraw the troops from the Urmia district. The Porte has replied that Turkey is negotiating with Persia about frontier questions relating to Urmia.
The Young Turks are trying to induce Hilmi Pasha to become th leader. Hilmi Pasha is prepared in certain circumstances to take charge of the leadership, but he demands amongst other things that constitutionalism after the German example shall be introduced in Turkey instead of the parliamentary ian system now in vogue.
Baron Hertling, the Bavarian Premier, has visited Dr. von Bethmann-Hollweg, the German Chancellor, in Reichenhall and has discussed with him political questions, especially the Jesuit law.
Although Russia will spend Ris. 100,000,000 on her navy, the budget for next year will probably not show a deficit.
The Russian Minister of Commerce has ordered an inquiry into the ques: jon as to how the import of foreign grain into Russia can be stopped. Eventually duty may be intro-ducted on foreign grain.
The mail which left Shanghai via Tairen and Siberia on August 19 and 21 was delivered in Berlin on the 3rd instant.
Sept. 4.
The Constantinople police report that they have proof of the con-ion of the Young Turkish Con. mittee at Salonika with the Egyptian conspiracy against the Khedive of Egypt and Lord Kitchener.
The Bulgarian Government bus resolved to purchase all seroplise: for the Bulgarian army in Germany. "The Italian Government has de. clined to receive representatives ni the Aegean Islands, who desire separate themselves from Turkey
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