THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1476, 7 February 1887, Page 2

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

- ■ - ■ ♦ — (KKTUBR'B IBI.KGIRAMB— COPYRIGHT. 1 It<iNDG)N, February 6. A more hopeful feeling prevails m Austria, France, and Germany. The bourses are regaining their usual tone, Bkrl N, February 6 The report that the Government intended shortly to float a military loan of 300,000,000 marks has not been officially confirmed. A decree h.as heen issued, calling out the reserves for a period of twelve days only, for practice with the repeating rifles. M. de Servett, the French Ambassador, had an interview to day with Count Herbert Bismarck, who re-assured him as to the relations between Germany and France. Sj P£TBRB3UHCf, February 6 The moscmu Gazette to-day publishes an article, stating that it is impossible that the present compromise between Russia and Austria can last, and warning Prince Bismarck not to encourage Austria to thwart the views of Russia m Eastern Europe, (Received F/ab*n*ry Tth, 1 p.m.) London, Februjry 5. The panic which occurred on the Continental bourses proves to hayft been the work of speculators, ' v 3?abis, Fabnzuy 5. Zt Temp to-day declared that the recent utterances of French miniatirs bay* been of a pacific character,