Berlin, 11th April The eruptions of Mount VedBvius are again becoming stronger. Heavy thowers of sulphur are now taking place, Nuraerous churches and houses are collapsing. The King and the Queen of Italy are visiting the places which are affected or menaced by th on, French mon-of-war tories at the sleotions by the reported from Russi The entire Russian-Opposition Pross soo principle against the issue of any now loans.
The King and Queen of England have arrived at Corfu, They will return to England via Yo and Innsbruck, where they will moot Emperor Franz 14th April. Commission have been ud Bremen, where they establishments of the Hamborg-America-Line and the Norddeutscher Lloyd. With regard to the complaints made, on the occasion by all who are interested in shipping in the Far East. about the delay of the Huangpu Conservancy, the Commission promised to urge by telegraph the Poking and Nanking authorities to expedite the work.
the French Senate, M. Bourgeci the Minister of Furcign Affairs, star France was, both through her Alliance with Russia and ber Entente with England, pursuing peaceful objects. The question of th French Schools abroad did not have religious, but a political, character.
The rumours according to which Count Witte was to resign, are officially denied in St. Petersburg.
The German and the Prussian loans have been subscribed twice over. Speculators kept entirely aloof from these loans; the subscriptions wore only from people looking for an investment.
Italy has decided not to take part i the subscription of the Russian loan.
0 Bilow can start on a furlough within " fow days.
Councillor of Legation von Prollius, at present firat secretary of the German Legstion at the Hague, has been appointed Minister to Bangkok.
The damage caused by the eruption of Vesuvius calculated to be about half a milliard of As far as is known, the number of those killed will reach eight thousand. The ash showers have recommenced. - Poggia-Fine it The The letter-carriers are striking in Paris, Berlin, sth April.
M. Bourgeois, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the French Cham-bor, made the interpretation given by Prince Bulow in the German Reichstag, absolutely his own, viz: that the outcome of the Algeciras Conference was satisfactory to all concerned.
The "Journal dos Débats" dwells upon the harmonious tendency of the Bourgeois. The Morocco incident was hoy followed by Prince Bilow and M.
finally closed.
1H. M. the Kaiser has thanked Coun' Goluchowsky, the Austro-Hungarian Miniator of Foreign Affirs, for the firm assistance which was given by the representatives of Austria-Hungary to the German representatives in Algeciras It was the good dead of " loyal ally. ttoe of the Deutecho Kriegerbund (German Veterans' Union). On that occasion he spoke most heartily about H. M. the Kaiser and Germany and about the successful conclusion of the Morocco Conference. He then dwelt upon the necessity of a close friendship between Germany and the United States of America.
The Czar has moderated, in refusing the resignation of Count Witte, the measures of repression ordered by Mr. Darnowo, the Minister of the Interior.
Count Witte has permitted the Russian Constitutional Democrats to hold congress on the 4th May in St. ting quieter.
16th April, The second Pasco Conference has been postponed.
Dr. Btibel, the ate Director of the Colonial Department, has been appointed Envoy Extraordinary and ter Plenipotentiary in Christiania, The Czar has appointed Count Osssici Real Privy Councillor in acknowledgment of his efforte at Algeciras.
The Czar has appointed Nicolas, the Chief of the Missions, tobe Archbishop of Japan.
17th April.
The attempt to make the telegram of H. M, the Kaiser to Count Goluchowsky, the "Austro-Hungarian Mi ister of Foreign Affairs, appear to be aimed at Italy represents a gross misrepresentafiom, Stace the settlement of th Morocco question, the English and the French Prees sre by every means endeavouring to mike mischa-f between Germany and Italy. But there is already notieosble in Italy general reaction against these intrigues. Even the disposition of the people, which received first, in consequence of false reporte by the Prose, the impression that nothing had been done by Germany in the face of ths Vesuvius catastrophe, has been completely set at ease, since it has become known, that not only Count Monts, the German Ambastador, had expressed in Rome the sympathy of HM. the Kaiser and the German Government, but also the committes, formed last year for the relief of those who were suffering by the earthquakes in Cslabris, had at once, ander the patronage of the German Crown-Princess, recommenced their work in orler to assist the victime of the Vesuvius catastrophe.
The appointment of Baron Rechenberg, the German Consul-General in Waraaw, to be Governor of German East-Africa has been gazetted.
The strike of the Par' is dis it ant Russia. Gorminy, the States of America, and' Italy taking part NEWS FROM EAST ASIA, Peking, 12th April Councillor of Legation Baron von de Golts, the first Secretary of the German Legation, will stay in Peking until the end of the year and will go to Bogota only after Count Rex, the now Minister, has arrived, 16th Aprit.
Wa Chung-hsi, late chief of the Imperial Chinese Tolegraphe in Shanghai, has been appointed Acting Govornor of Kiangsi, vice Governor Hu-'Ting-kan, who has been dismissed from his office on account of his action in connection with the Nanchang riots, The following telegrams are from the "Kobe Herald 1"—
Paria, 5th April, The olectic for the Russian Duma re progressing in tranquillity and the disturbances sre rapidly subsiding throughout 0 Empire. At the the capital, howe movement against Couat Witte is gaining strength daily. A number of intrigues are on foot in Government circles, and it is believed that groat political changes will be inevitable when the elect will be made vi ination of Algeciras Con-It is semi-officially report-newspapers that negotiations are in progress between the London and Berlin Governments con-corning African questious.—Mainichi.
London, 4th April.
A Paris telegram Supreme Council for Natio hss been organised, consisting of the Ministers of State for the Army, Navy, Colonies, and Finance.—TokiotAsahi.""
5th April. The report from Lens to the effect tod. One man was brought to the surface slive, and others were found to have just died—Mainichi",
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