Evening bulletin., 1897-12-07
BRITISH AFRICAN. SCHEME
To Avoid Collision with France Pend
Ing the Paris Conference.
The Austrian Crisis Affairs Of Cuba-The
German Military Bill-0ther
Foreign Notes.

New South Wales will have
surplus of 100000 bushels ol
wheat for export.
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm
der Crosse, arriving at South
ampton from New York, brok,
the record for the higest average
speed across the ocean. Her hour
speed was 22.35 knots.
A storm almost cyclonic in it,
violence has swept the shores of
the British islands. Many ship
wrecks are reported, some with
loss of life. The Thames was
rising at last accounts, flooding
low lying houses and cellars be-
low London bridge. Very roug b
weather is reported along the
north coast of France.
Rev. James Legge, d. d., Ii
d., who was the first professor of
Chinese language and. literature
at Oxford, is dead. He went a
missionary to China in 1889, and
returning home took the profes
sorship in 1875.
The President of Peru cordially
welcomed the Canadian Commits
sioner who is 10 South America
seeking reciprocity and promot-
ing a steamer line from Van
couver to Panama.
Lord Mount Stephen WAS mar.
ried in London, few days ago,
to Miss Gian Ttfnell, daughter of
the late Commander II. q. Tuf
nell. A previous wife died last
year. George Stephen was lead
ing banker of Montreal, who with
other capitalists formed the syndi.
cate that built the Canadian Paci-
fic Railway. In token of his SER
vices in that regard, be was made
a baronet ard later raised to the
British peerage with the title of
Mount Stephen.
Germany and China.
Baron von Hey wing, the German
Minis ter's, demands on China are
in substance the following:
The discovery and execution of
the murd, rers Of the mission aries,
Mes aud Hennle. 3
The punishment of the impli-
Gated officials, including the Gov
ernor of the Shantung province,
in which part of China the mis-.
sion was situated.
The reconstruction of the mis-
buildings.
The payment of an indemnify of
sixty thousand taels to the rela-
tives Of The victims.
The payment of a heavy indem
nifty to cover the expenses of the
German naval expedition and the
maintenance of the German force
at Kiaochau bay.
The railroad monopoly of the
Shan'ing province.
The occupation of Kiaochau
bay rs German coal station.
China will refuse the demands
OF Germany, but will express her
S to MAKE ample repara
lion for the murder Of the mis-
.ionaries and for the damages
lone to the mission properly.
Russia, it is understood, is not
helping China, but the latter
country has decided not to pro-
yoke hostiii,ies and to trust to d.
olomacy for settlement of the
difficulties which have arisen in
connection with the mission out
ages.
British Appointments.
Sir Henry Arthur Blake, Cap
ain General and Governor-in-
Jhief OF Jamaica sluce 1889, has
,een appointed Governor of
iongkopg. Sir Augustus Will
lam Lawson HHmming, Governor
4 British Gniaua, will succeed
'ir HAnry Blake and Sir Walter
Io-eph +. Sendall, High Com mis-
ioner for Cyprus since 1892, will
ucceed Sir Augustus Hemming.
Affairs of Cuba.
The steamer Daun'less left !,
Jacksonville, Florida, on Novem-
'er l9, for Savannah, Georgis,
With the schooner Jennie Thomas
n tow. AT the mouth of the st.
lohn's river the U. 8. cruiser
esuv US searched the Dauntless
without finding anything wrong
,ut neglected the schooner. This
oversight is now declared to have