The Archive · 1908

News from Europe

Berlin, Anguat 18

The "Kéloische Zeitung" explains the difficulties which present themselves with regard to an Anglo-German entente about a disarmament. The paper existing in France with regard to Indo.

Peking, August 14.

Chinn were exaggerated: he expressed Lama will leave Wu-his confidence in the the 29th instant and referred ta dispatch of considerable vents for the on September 8 at garrison. where very large pre-Parations for his reception have been The " New York Hernia" made by the Goverament. The cost ite propaganda for an alliance of the Dalai-Lama's journey and of the United States of Ame renovation of the Great Lama Temple, and publishes strong protests aguinst where he will reside, is calculated ration expeditions amount to more than two million taels China and the frontier contents Hongkong, August 17. the The Taotai of Amoy has confiscated and amnanition that were ud states t!choufu about " week ago. [t is avsertthe likin station of Tenanof England.

Apparently the desire is both in England and in Germans to there can be no doubt that [smuggling was intended, as the ship idid not have any papers from the Japanese authorities, on account of which the import of the arms and try to come to an understanding aleut naval programmes, The Turkish Grand ier has received from the Ambassailirs assir. ances to the effect that the Great Powers ard satisfied with the develop. ment of Turkey.

The Shah has appointed a committee which is to prepare an election law for parliament.

Auguat 17.

Mr. Winston Churchill, President of the Board of Trade, hax spoken strongly against an Anglo-German War.

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Lloyd-George, will go to! Berlin to study age and infirmity insurance. He will on this occasion visit the Home Office, but not, the Naval, Office; his journey will not have the character of a diplomatic mission, The work of the Turko-Persian frontier commission has been unsuccessful, ammunition could be asked. It is farther confirmed, that twenty thousand rifles and one million cartridges are concerned in the seizure, as was reported from the beginning by the Chine.

Hankow, August 18.

The only foreign doctor residing i Tehang has died of cholera, A fof patients ure lying what the hospital

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