Berlin, July 25.
The visit of King Edward at Wilhelmshahe Castle has been officially announced for the—morning August 14. The King leaves Wilhelnisivdhe at eleven o'clock in the evening.
day for Marienbad, alongkorn of Siam ix ex-9. at Wilhelmshdhe. lunch the Lont Mayor assis on the Anglo-German understanding. Count Wolff-Metternich, the German Ambassador, made a speech which was very much applauded.
The Twar and the Tsaritsn attended a military revie at Krasnoje-Solo, near Taarskoe-Solo, The Russian Government intends to introduce x tax on mortgages. duly 26. concession of forty-five years for the German Commercial Bank in Persia has been officially guaranteed. The bank business will be commercial tron-sections of any kind. The Po Gover has the right of a yearly supervision of the management of the hank. The basis of business consists of the silver coinage of Pers The International Sugar Convention has met at Brussels. The general feeling is that the Convention will be maintained.
President Falliéres at the lunch given Paris in honour of the Commanders of the two Japanese cruisers, Chitose ind Tsukuba, expressed the hope that Franco-Japanese relations. may grow still closer in the future.
July 27.
'A. meeting between the German Emperor and the Tsar is expected. from
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