Berlin, Nov. 23.
Dr, von Dirksen, head of the Eastern Department of the Foreigr Office, has been appointed Ambas~ sador to Moscove, replacing the late Count Brockdort Rantzau, who died. suddenly on September $ from paralytic. stroke—Reuter.
Moscow, Nov, 24 A German delegation has arrived? negotiations: between Soviet Russia and Germany which were broken off in conse~ quence of the arrest of Germarz engineers in the Donetz coalfields: some months ago—Reuter.
Mapua, Nov, 23:—The Government committee which has been ex-mining the duties on cotton goods recommends an increase of rates: ranging from 10 to 40 per cent—Reuter.
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