M. Delcasse Has Arrived In St. Petersburg, And The Russians
are showering flatteries upon him, giving dinners, for example, at which all who are great in Russia attend. This naturally leads to further conjectures as to the 'object of so......
The Crown Prince Of Germany Has Been Entered As A
student at Bonn, his father being present at the ceremony. The Emperor received in the evening an entertainment from the crack corps of the University, the " Borussia," and made......
The Powers In China Are Not A Step Nearer To
their indem- nity. They all apparently wish to leave Pekin, but are afraid to go without their money, and cannot agree either as to its amount or the method of raising it. The......
News Of The Week.
T HERE is very little war news to report, except further captures of men, guns, horses, and rifles. Lord Kitchener, telegraphing from Pretoria on Thursday, reckons the totals......
The Japanese Are Greatly Excited By The Action Of France,
which has promised a loan of four or five hundred thousand pounds to the Government .of Korea in consideration of some railway concessions. They suspect that France, is. acting......
Last In The Flood Of Rumours From Shanghai Is One
to which some attention should be paid. It is to the effect that the Government of Japan, which watches events in China from an entirely separate point of view, has always been......