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Show 1 ForeigfTNews in Brief j TOKIO, Aug. 23, Tho text of the Jap-ancsc-Korcuil convention under wniLn Korea is to bo annexed by Japan is ev-poctod ev-poctod to no published next Saturdai-. There Is reason to believe tho text of tno document has already boon communicated communicat-ed to tho powers. EMDEN, Germany, Aug. 23. A Bccond Englishman waa arrested today at iior-kum iior-kum on suspicion that he Ik a py. ilc. offered violent resistance to arrest, it was reported that photos had been taken of tho fortifications at Borkum and 01 the now defonBo worka on tho Island 01 Wnngeroog, in the North- sea, near uo entranco to Jade bay. BERLIN. Aug. 23. Crown Prince frod-crlck frod-crlck William will not visit the United States after his trip to India and the Far East. Count Von Bismarck-Bohlen. lord chamberlain to the household of Uio crown prince, stated definitely today that the crown prince would not return by way of the United States PORTSMOUTH, England. Aug. 23.A local newspapor assorts that tho British admiralty has decided to build an experimental ex-perimental motor-driven battleship propelled pro-pelled by an internal combustion gas engine. en-gine. Naval engineers havo long had their eyes on this typo of engine as the ultlmato form of power for naval vessels arid experiments have been carried on with tho gunboat Rattler with sufficient satisfactory results, COPENHAGEN, Aug. 23. An International Interna-tional congress of sailors and marine firemen fire-men opened here today, attended by about 100 delegates, including representatives represen-tatives from North and South America. The meeting was arranged to bring about a general International strike of firemen fire-men and sailors to support the demand for better wages and conditions of work for seamen and stokers, but although the subject has not yet come up before the congress for formal discussion, the majority ma-jority of tho delegates are opposed to the strike. Only tho representatives of tho Europeans and a fow Americans are In favor of It. |