THE EUROPEAN SITUATION,

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1721, 21 December 1887, Page 2

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION,

[KBUTRR'S ___sQßA_B<_>OOPY_ia__] LounoN, December 19 The Marquis of Salisbury, speaking at Derby, said he did not consider diplomatic news pointed to an immediate European war, although he believed hostilities would commence without any warning, For this reason it was necessary England should make all needful preparations, His Lordship vigorously condemned the protectionist movera_nt, which he declared could only result m civil war. Referring to the coming session of Parliament, Lord Salisbury said tbat the business transacted would be essentially British, and it was not the intention of her Majesty's Government to devote any considerable time to Irish questions. There was a panic on the Vienna Bourse on Friday and Saturday. It is estimated that two hundred million francs were lost. State rents have also fallen during the past eight weeks. The Vienna Council have decided to eapend twenty million florins for the equipment of the Landwehr Reserves, and the erection of huts m Galicia. The Delegation have not yet been summoned. The " Invalide Russe" article is considered to express the views of the Czar, and the v Daily News " avers that the Czar specially ordered the publication of it. Vienna, Deoember 18. A special Council of the Austrian and Hungarian Ministers was held , yesterday to discuss the attitude of 1 Russia m maintaining troops on the LTaljcian frontier, Jt was decided by j the Council to" devote the sum of twenty millioq florins towards the purchase and equipment of the hutting of troops m Galicia, but it was not deemed necessary to increase the forces stationed on the frontier unless the ] Russian troops now massed there were reinforced^