London, Jan. 23.
The Imperial proclamation declaring that the holy places of Is-Iam will be protected by the Allies and the permission given by the Viceroy of India allowing foodstuffs to be exported to the Hed-jar in Arabia, have been received with gratitude in India.
Representatives of Jeddah, the port of Mecca, Lingah in Pervia, and in the Persian and Moul in Mesopotamia have waited on the Governor of Bombay and earnestly ex-cressed their thanks. states that no such obligation exists, and it would be an unneutral act and an act of partiality on the part of the American Government to adopt such a policy.
si, Apropon the discussion with, reg scatcstand, the" Saly 20:— the efforts of Count von Bernatorff, Dr. Dernburg, and Count von Munsterburg have not been crowned with success and intelligent, Americans find incrossing difficalty in accepting. their presentment of the German idea. In several in fluential German newspapers the dis. position is evident to cease the unsuccessful courting of the United States and to let them know that the German people are not satisfied with American views who Cologne, Gacette neatrali
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