LATE CABLE NEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1447, 4 January 1887, Page 2

LATE CABLE NEWS

[" AGE " SPECIALS ] London, December 22 The outlook m Europe is again of a threatening character, aud oraiuoua pro paraiions are being made fur war. The Turkish* Gjvernment is rapidly m«s«ing an 1 enormous number of-tror.pi In Macedonia. The Austrc-Huugarian Gjvernment has despatched an order to America for 400,000 riflis, with special Injunctions requiring its speedy fulfilment, a condition baing made that the rifles shall be supplied before IVforoh. A report his been published that Count Herbert Bismarck during his interview with th« Bulgarian delegates Btrongly advised that Bij'gsiria Bhoold accept Prinoe Nicholas of Mlngrelia, the Russian nominee, as iti inter, but this statement is declared to bn untru «. It id probable that the depo3ed ruler, Prir ca Alexander, >f Bulgaria, will be re-elected, unless the Powers agree to the candidature of Prinoe Nicholas of Mingrelia Intelligence has been received that the Russian Government has made proposals with the object of seonrlugthe annexation of Herat, and hus offered m return to give Afghanistan another territory m compensation. London, December 23. It is stated'that the principal catrn of Lord Randolph Churchill resigning his position was his disagreement with Lord Salisbury as to the wisdom of adopting, the policy of coercion m Ireland, London, December 24. Lord R. Ohurchill hat intimated that, notwithstanding his disagreement with the polioy of the Government he ti ill continue to- give them his support, and wil! abstain from making an attack upon them, even on questions regarding which he differs from their polioy. The Standard regards the desertion of Lord Randolph Ohorohill as a leal gain to the Oons rvative pnrty. 't is not probable that any further resignations will lake plac3. London, December 26. Considerable nnenainesj continues to prevail with regard to t'nb situation m Europe Tho relations between Count Kalnoky and Prince 'ismarok a*e grenily strained, the Austrian Government obj-cting strongly to the dFcision arrived At by Germany to allow Rnßßia a free hand wth .regard to the settlement ■ f the Bulgarian question. The . Austrian Government has vigoroua'y undertaken the work of placing the fcrfcrfsstjs on the Gallioien frontier, abuyin/ on 'the territory of Russia m a thorough state of tmciency and readiness forvjmpiedift'e use. ••• fefihee "Alexander of Battenberg has had an interview with the Bulgarian delfgateß at Cologne. The proposal to re-elect Prince Alexander to the sovereignty of the province was discussed at the interview, but tho result has not been allowed to transpire. Lord Randolph OhurvhHl has explained the reasons which c-iused him to take the. step ho did- Fie c-tatea he deei'ea to oee tho fighting effioicrcf of bath branches of the service increased, but he considers everything neoeesiry m that direction could be achieved wiihoob ircreaeing the present ouUay,if the money wero carefully and jadiciously spent. ' London, December 27Hopes »re now eatertained that the d'ffioulty which has arisen m connection with Bulgaria may be settled withont resort to war. It is considered that the attitude of v»erm»ny precludes the probability of w^r, unless the Cz*r ohould want t> provoka it. A belief prevails that Außfria > except with the concurrence of allies woul'l never initiate huEtllity.

A proposal has boen made that colonial colleges should be founded at Oxford an 1 Cambridge Universities, m connection with the celebration next year of the Qaeen's jubilee,