London vii Bombay, September 3.
Germany's action threatens to revive the Morocco question in the most acute manner and has caused anxiety on the Paris and Berlin Bourses.
The St. Petersburg Supreme Martial Coart has confirmed the judgement of the Nicolaiorsk Coart, which bad, with regard to the martial law there proclaimed, to pronounce sentence of death upon the sight Sapanose of the crew of the Miye Mara, who had offered active resistance to the Russian authorities.
The Dutch Goveroment has made beginning with the work of reclaiming the Zaider Sea in the north-western part, The European and American exchanges are now very firm. The iron industry, which had waftered especially during the last year, ix decidedly more confident. Money ix everywhere plentiful August 20.
The German Emperor and Empress have received an extraordinarily splendid reception in Metz and Strasburg. Telegrams have been exchanged between the Emperog and the Prince Regent of Bavaria, in which the former pointed out the superior attitude of the Bavarian troops garrisoning in Mete.
Emperor Franz. Joseph of Anstrin-Hongary is reported to be suffering from a catarrh, which, however. doen not give cause for serious apprebensinns.
The German Press objects that France does not possess the mandate spoken of by the French Press with dissect cporent Gat Mrs (sere of Molai Hfd ae Sultan of regard to bringing about the acknow-
Papers are uneasy and suspect "Baron Marshall von Bieberstein, the intention on Matarg be part t0] German Ambassador to Constantinople, resume the. policy of hostility and has had an interview with the Sultan, provocation. whose health and humour are described NO RECESSION BY FRANCE. 1s splendid.
immediate and unconditional re-The "Temps" says that an|_ em atin deputies have began cognition of Mulai Hafid is out of the question. Germany, it adds, must not be surprised if she finds herself slone in this matter, The projected Anglo-Russisn loan for Persia has fallen through.
The accouchement of Queen Wil-j belmina of Holland is expected to take place very soon, Auguet 30.
The French and the Spanish Goveroments are preparing circular to {the Powers concerned io the Algeciras ment, about the acknowledgement [of Malai Hafd as Soltan of Morocco. The German Government declines to acknowledge the stumed mandate of [France and Spain to conduct alone the Lmegotiations. Sultan Abdal Axiz intends to despatch Mizisters to the European capitals, No anti-foreign sets have occurred in the coast porta.
The German Ewmperor. referred at the parade banquet in Strasburg both to the German and the French veterans.
The Zeppelin fond has reached the amount of M. 3,500,000.
King Charles of Roumania is ill; his condition is becoming worse.
Cholera is spreading in Russia.
August 31.
The " New York Herald" affirms that Mr. Root, the Secretary of State, takes s great interest in sri American-Chinese Alliance.
The Rassian Minister of Foreign Affairs, M. Iswolsky, has been ordered to express the in Washington that strong American squadron shall be permanently kept in the Pacific.
Count Voronzoff-Dashkoff, ie roy of the Caucasus, hi favour with the Tsar posals for the Cancasas.
September 1.
The Strasburg speech of the German Emperor is received most favourably by the European Press.
Bir Edward Grey, the British Minister of Foreign Affairs, has declared to an Egyptian committee, that there was no hope that parliament would toon be granted to Egypt.
Important negotiations are between Baron Takahira, the Ambassador to Washington, President Roosevelt.
The statement of the St. Petersburg Retch" to the effect that Germany and Sweden have concluded a military convention, is false.
The upward tendency of the European exchanges still continues, September 2.
Baton Achrenthal, the Austro-Hun-Minister of Foreign Affairs, will ive in Berchtesgaden on the 5th instant, in order to confer with the German Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Herr von Schoen.
The hint coming from Germany, that speedy acknowledgement of Mulai Hafid as Sultan of Morocco would meet best the interests of all Powers, has been favourably received by most of them. The French aod the Spanish Governments are hastening the completion of their proposals. In the mean-jam both the German and the Austro-Hongarian Consuls have left for Fez, as the declaration of Mulai Hafid, that he will acknowledge all obligations of Morocco, is absolutely credited.
The Egyptian nationalists urged the Sultan by telegram to give Egypt Frenchmen are seeking " concession in Brasil to build " new capital,
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