21 JANUARY 1911, page 1

News Of The Week.

T ITTLE has occurred during the week to illuminate the 4 negotiations between Russia and Germany. It is still said officially that they do not in any way affect the present......

On Monday In The French Chamber M. Pichon Said That

the proposed fortification of Flushing by Holland—a fortification which would block the approach to Antwerp, and thus render difficult any operations from the sea in support of......

We Notice That The Frankfurter Zeitung Concludes From An...

of the Russo-German negotiations that Great Britain will now be obliged to enter into an agreement with Germany for the building of the Baghdad Railway, and must also recognise......

*** The Editors Cannot Undertake To Return Manuscript, In...

case.......

We Regret To Have To Record A Serious German Naval

disaster. The submarine ` II3 ' sank in Kiel Harbour on Tuesday morning, and though the crane tugs were soon at work, the vessel was not raised until 4 a.m. next morning. Three......

The Fears Of Turkey Were Fostered Rather Than Dissipated By

the visit of the German Ambassador to Rifaat Pasha at Constantinople last Saturday. The German Ambassador said that he could not explain the Russo-German negotiations in detail,......

Ni:elm—with This Week's Number Of The " Spectator" Is...

an Eight-Page Supplement, containing the Half-Yearly Index and Title-Page,--i.e., from July 2nd to December 31st, 1910, inclusive.......

On Tuesday In The French Chamber A Man Named Jizolme,

who was in one of the public galleries, fired two shots at M. Briand. The first shot struck the floor between M. Briand's feet, and the second wounded in the leg M. Mirman,......