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Manawatu Herald, 9 November 1895, Page 2

Foreign.

The run on the 0. toman Bank [ oominues, but the Bank has plenty <>f gold co m j et the calls upon it. Two hundred people were killed ■ in the fighting at Diarbekar, in Armenia. 1 It is report d that the Sultan has ' ask.-d fir the protection of the British fl j et againsi the plots of the L Young Turkish P.iriy. The Vi. nn* cone-pondent of the [ London D illy 'JMngraph says the l \rmi j ninns have appealed to Russia : for protf-cuon. The Sultan has recalled Tewfili ! Pasha, Turkish Ambassador in Berlin, who is to be appointed to a high position here. J The Powers have peremptorily dei manded the Porte to terminate the f anarchy, declaring that otherwise ' they will arrange concerted steps ie the matter. Austria. Germany and Italy claim i ' equal rights with Great Britain i. Russia and France in the settlement ! of the matter. k A manifesto issued by the Young ( Turkish Party appeals to the nation*

to assist in the reform of the Empire, without regard to race or religion. It is understood that the British Government are taking up a firm attitude on the question. The run on the Ottoman Bank is decreasing. The Moslem rebels are resisting arrest, and had a fight with a mob in the city, during which nine persons were killed. The elections in the United States are resulting in enormous majorities fo the Republicans. The Democrats have lost all the doubtful seats. Senator Hill was amongst those defeated. The Times, referring to the result of the elections, states- that it will compel a revision of the American financial policy. ;' Tammany Hall has carried Jhe New York city elections by a majority of 20,000.