Telegraphic.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume II, Issue 33, 12 August 1899, Page 1

Telegraphic.

Shanghai,- Aug. 9. Chinese miners - pillaged the French Consular office at Mongt'se ,and destroyed the flag-. Two thousand French troops are mass : ing at Lokai * for the purpose of occupying Mongtse. Rome, Aug. 'B. \ The visit of the King of* Italy to the Paris, Exhibition depends upon whether the Smperor of i Germany visits it or_ not. , • Paris, Aug. 9 M. Delcasse, interviewed by Le Temps, states that his visit to Russia was one of courtesy be>tween himself and M. Muravieff. He did not refer -to French domestic politics. The alliance between the two countries was ' never closer than at present. Major Marchand has been , appointed Governor of French Somaliland and envoy extraoi^ dinary to the King , of Abyssinia. Madrid, Aug. 9., The Court-martial acquitted General Toral of surrendering Santiago. Berlin,, Aug. 1 9. • The Emperor has created Count Munster a prince in recognition of his services at the Peace Conference. The Emperor in the course of conversation informed ari American gentleman that a big navy was the best peace conference. Washington, Aug. 9. - Mr Elihu Root, Secretary for War, hasproclaimed a determined campaign in the Philipines in November. Manilla, Aug. 10. General McArthur drove 6000, Filipinos in the vicinity of San Ferdinaudo ■to Angelos, losing nine killed and twenty nine wounded. London, Aug. 9. The Board of ' Trade returns for August show that the imports have increased by * £4,032.383, ' and exports by' £3,306,080, including new ships built. The JBibhop of Ripon unveiled a window at Haslemere church to the memory of Lord Tennyson. The battleship Sauspariel rammed and sank the barque East Lothian in. the English Channel. The crew of the barque were saved wiih the exception of 'the helmsman. The Daily news says that>M. Delcasbe's decoration is in> recognition of France and; Russia 1 * parallel policy in China. |Aug. 10. . The British gunboat Leda, after a two hours chase, captured a French tidwier fishing three (Continued oa fourth page.)