Peking, 8th April.
Prince Friedrich Leopold of Prussia kas just returned from the reception at the Gourt and a luncheon with Prince Ching, Ho had on that occasion banded to th Empress Dowager a vase with the portrait of the Kaiser, this being a present of the latter. The Empress Dowager was delighted and asked the Prince to express her thanks to the Kaiser. The Order of the Double Dragon (first class second rank) was conferred upon the Prince, who be-aides this received presents, while the suite of the Prince was also d The following telegram is from the "Japan Chronicle"
London, 1st April, wensky's fleet has left Eas of the squadron ished by two knots owing to the hulls being fouled by barnacles and the death-rate among the crews in very heavy, while the discipline on board the vessels is demers The following telegrams are from the " Kobe Herald"
London, 2nd April.
It is feared at St. Petersburg that the Japanese will turn the Russian flank west of eitsihar, yrred that the colliers accom-Brows have been ordered to pr to anyiog admiral Rozhdiestvensky's Squa-Hongkong, vid Java. The Baltic Squadron la arriving st Djibutil to-day. The ship Kostroma, belonging to this was aupplied with coal and water at Perim.
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