Berlin, 9th March.
The report of the Paris "Temps," according to which the Baltic Fleet has returned from Madagascar to Djibutil, is 80 far unconfirmed.
The "Novoye Vremya" learns from London, that the British statesmen di approve of an agitation in favour of 63 tending the Anglo-Japanese alliance.
Baron von Lyndon, the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, has resigned. His place has been taken temporarily by Admiral Ellis, the Minister of the 10th March.
The wedding of the German Crown Trince will take place on the Gth May, the day on which he completes his 23rd year.
The budget committes of the Reichstag has approved the Bill by which the two active military service is fixed.
Piess does full justice to and tre tical achievements of the Japanese army.
According to unconfirmed reports from St. Petersburg new army will be rais-
The Paris bankers declare that Russia will not get the new loan until the close of the war.
11th March.
The " Daily Graphic" publishes the report that Rassia will negotiate about peace through British and French mediation. The report, it is true, has so far not been confirma!, however it is a fact that although Count Lamedorff, the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs, disapproves of peace at this moment, all high officers in Russia favour it.
Major General Meckel, the reorganisor of the Japanese Army, states that the victory of the Japanese at Mukden means the decision of the campaign.
The semi-official " Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung" destroys, by publishing statement made by Baron Mumm, the German Minister to Peking, the false reports continuously appearing in the English Press about an interfering of Germany in Chinese politics.
The Somalis have massacred all inhabitants of the town of Meteka on the Bonadir coast.
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