THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1859, 5 June 1888, Page 2

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.

V (P.KR PfiE^S AlsSoq]CA'!'lON.) London, J une 3. Owing to the stringency ot the papsport gy'stcm adopted by Germany, a largo number of travellers * have been prevented from crossing tho frontier fro ni Franco into Germany. Constantinople, Juno 3, Tho Russian Ambassador has communicated with tho Porte, demanding arrears of tho Turkish indemnity, and that payments bo made regularly m future, Bkrlxn, Jnno 3 Owing to tho Emperor Frederick's action m adding a rescript to his assent to the .Quinquennial Diet law, urging thaf'therb should bojrocdqm jisj!o.ting 1 the Ministry have threatened tb resign rather than promulgate tho law m" tho direction requested. '■ Pakis, June 3. Mv Flouquet, tho premier, has informed tjio 'Revision Committee of the .Chamber that tlio Cabinet wiljL chpose p time when to alter tho Constitution! ' lii consequence of tho disturbed state of affairs both at homo and abroad,' they thought tho present time was not favorable to the' schemed The * Goverrimenjb, howover, Jioped to propose a scheme before the end of the session, but m tlic tho evont of the Kepublioan party bcinff m a minority the Ca.bin,efc Tyould repi^a,