Monday.

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Monday.

LONDON, Aug 3 Mtowora’s passengers safely taken on board vessels sent to their rescue.

Premium of 55 guineas is demanded for insurance of the Miowera.

Whole Japanese fleet is oft' Yasan, and decisive battle is imminent.

Emperor of China orders Viceroy to ‘ root the pestilent Japanese from their lairs.’

Japanese have made the father of the deposed King of Corea head of Govt.

Secy, to Foreign Office stated in House of Commons that Japanese had voluntarily offered to pay full compensation to owners of Kowshung if their officers proved to be guilty. Lord Kimberley demands strict enquiry. Japanese are said to possess an affidavit by Captain Goldsworthy, of the Kowshung, denying Captain Hannekin’s statements, and blaming Chinese soldiers for not permitting him to surrender.

At Tientsin Court Martial witnesses confirmed Captain Hannikiu’s version of incident.

Evicted Tenants Bill passed through committee in House of Commons, and will be reported on Monday. Believed Nationalists will accept voluntary principle if House of Lords amends measure in that direction. PARIS, Aug 3

Santo, assassin of President Carnot, demes he is mentally aflected, and

claims he conceived ami executed the murder unaided, in revenge for the execution of Vaillant. Santo has been sentenced to death.

Evidence of police at Santo’s trial showed that President, before he fell insensible, withdrew the poniard from his wound, and threw it into street. Santo, at moment when he inflicted the wound, looked Carnot straight in face earnestly, but did not speak. Santo feels no remorse, but looks , upon his position as analogous to that 1 of a soldier ready tor any fate. The Judge said the assassin was so ; resolute that it would have been im- , possible for police to prevent the crime, ■ Lyons is covered with Anarchist ' placards threatening to murder the President of Court which tried Santo. [ SHANGHAI, Aug 3 Chinese are beheading numbers of I deserters.

Reported the Emperor has censured Li Hung Chang for remissness m preparing for war. Feeling in Chinese treaty ports is strongly warlike. The Emperor blames Japan for unjustly forcing on war. Ho desired to remove the Court to Tientsin, with view to personally direct military preparations, but \ iceroy dissuaded him. The Emperor lias withdrawn Li Hung Chang’s honours lor his remissness, and ordered all deserters on march to Take to be beheaded.

American Ministers are protecting Chinese residents in Japan and the Japanese in China. WASHINGTON, Aug 3 Deadlock over Tariff Bill continues.