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. „ Francesco Crispi, The Last Of The Great Group

who en. franchised Italy, died in Naples on the 11th inst., being eighty- two years.of age. His death is of no political importanee, for he bad' retired from public life, but......

One Would Much Like To Understand The Precise Position Of

Count VO11 Weldersee within the German Empire.' He was sent to China with a grand flourish of trumpets, when there he was nominated ComMander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies, and......

News Of The Week.

L ORITKITCHENER'S proclamation, the appearance of which we were able to Chronicle last week, - seems to be bearing good fruit. The first week after its issue was a record week......

It Is Alleged In An American Telegram That Ministers In

China have at last,been able to agree as to the protocol, and the new duties will therefore be collected from October. The un- expected British resistance is said to have been......

On Tuesday The Duke And Duchess Of York, Who Arrived

this week in Natal, were present at a great public reception and review in Pietermaritzburg. - Not only did the Duke and Duchess witness a most striking ceremony . in the......

The Empress Frederick Was Buried At Potsdam On August 13th

in the beautiful Friedenskirche with a stately ceremonial, which, however, she herself would have, pro- nounced "too strictly 'military." There were Generals in dozens and......

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