The Archive · 1905

1st December

Thoro has been a meeting of the Cabinet in London, at which Mr. Balfour declared that he was to resign.

The mutiny of the troops still continues in Sebastopol. In St. Petersburg it been suppressed by force. Only the strike of the telegraph operators is still going on.

King Alfonso of Spain has declined to accept the resignation of the Cabinet.

The conference in Algeciras will be opened in the first day of next year.

The Prince of Boni (Celebes) kas been captured.

2nd December.

-The London demonstration in favour of an Anglo-German friendship has taken most splendid course. orders.

There are most positive reports about an attempt made on the life of th They ate, however, officially denied.

Count Witte announces a reform of the rural taxes and other rural refer state of siege has been raised in Russian Poland.

'A friendly movement towards Turkey is noticeable in Italy and England.

There are dissensions amongst the Austrian Poles with regard to the election question.

A new cabinet is*being formed in Spain Mr. Moret of the Treasury.

4th December.

The mooting held in London for the purpose of furthering a German-English friendship has had a good effect on the Press of both countries, Pho resistance of the Horroros is now completely broken.

Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman is to take charge of the government, as Mr. Balfour will have to dissolve Parliament i It is expected that Sir Kdward Gi Unior-Secretary for Foreign Affairs in the last Liberal administration under Lora Rosebery, will be the next Secretary of Foreign Affairs.

The British Court cultivates the idea of a marriage between King Alfonso of Spain and Princess Eugenie of Battonberg. So fir, however, a betrothal has not been proclaimed.

All m telegraph communications are again interrupted in Ri of the ts, published 0s} British agend ably oxaggerated. 'The Czar has not been wound-od by a shot fired at him during an attempt upon his life, The Czarina is by no means preparing to leave the country Grand-Duke Vladimir has not loft Rui The situation, however, is considered most dificult.' All European exchanges are very depressed and Ruasian values are extremely dull The Powers have occupied the town of Tenedos on jand of th Chief-Surgeon-General of the Prussian Army, is dead.

5th December.

Anote of the Porte,-wherein Turkey acoapts the essential points of the de-manis of the Powers, has been sent off. Consequently the end of the. naval de-" monstration imminent, The message with which President opened the Congress of es, Inys stress on the fact that of the United States demand: that an augmented consideration be paid to the South-American States.

The darkness prevailing about the conditions in Russia is impenetrable owing to the lack of telegraphic news. As far as mail reports are arriving, the situation described to be uncertain.

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