15 FEBRUARY 1896, page 3

It Seems To Be Practically Certain That The German Emperor

did intend to send German troops to Pretoria, not indeed to defend the Transvaal against the English—for he had not sufficient force in the neighbourhood—but to pro- claim to......

Mr. Chamberlain Then Turned To The Other Branch Of The

question,—the position of the Outlanders. He did not intend to force his advice as to the municipal autonomy of the Rand upon the Boer Government; but he hoped President Kruger......

It Appears To Be Certain That Prince Ferdinand Of Bulgaria

has placed himself entirely in the hands of the Russian Government. On the 6th inst. his Highness received a tele- gram from the Czar congratulating him upon his "patriotic......

The German Government Does Not Abandon Its Resolve To...

in the Transvaal. It has a commercial treaty with that State and commercial interests to defend. Therefore, said Baron von Marschall, on behalf of the Imperial Government, in a......

Mr. Kruger Is Very Much Annoyed At The Publicity Given

to Mr. Chamberlain's great despatch; and in a very stiff reply dated February 12th, declares that the position has been rendered "very difficult," and that his Government will......

Sir John Gorst, The Vice-president Of The Council, Made A

good speech at the Drapers' Hall on Wednesday, after dis- tributing the prizes to the boys and girls in the manual. training classes, in which he said that Governments never......

Mr. Rhodes Has Withdrawn Himself Into The Interior Of...

It was understood, after his interview with Mr. Chamberlain and with his fellow-directors of the Chartered Company of South Africa, he would speedily return to the Cape; but on......

Mr. Clements Markham Complains That We Have Misunder-...

view of the Venezuelan boundary. He is so great an authority that we have no doubt he is right, and beg our readers therefore to believe nothing but his own statement, which......

Bank Rate, 2 Per Cent.

New Consols (21) were on Friday, 104 s......