Foreign.

Manawatu Herald, 22 September 1896, Page 2

Foreign.

The Sultan expresses surprise at the blind range of the English newspapers, and denies thai; he is misusing the Armenians. On th* otliar hand, he asserts that many MosUnu-have sought refuge in Turkey to escape the ill-usage of Christians. The accidental breaking of a quantity of glass caused a terrible sensation in the Galata and Pera portions of lha city. Every shop was shut up, and the houses were barricaded. Fearing that an attempt was about to be ltiide to crown his younger brother in hi? stead, the Sultaq suddenly replaced an Albanian Zouave Guard at the Yiidiz palaoe, The Sultan his refused to permit ihi Grand Vizier to resign because t\u Minister of Police, whom the latter regards as responsible for the recent outragen, is retained. France is equipping three btttte ship} at Toulon to reinforc^'Jiir pquidron in the Lavant, while ost« many is sending four ships there.' The American ironclad Texas is aground at Rhode Island in a dangerous position. The Sultan for some time bas been in dread of assassination. Daring the past week sercn of his subjects, who were suspected of attempt* ing to gain admittanea to his apart* ments, with a view to carrying out that stated object, have been executed. ; A Russian general has been per* mitted to inspeot the Turkish de* fences. The German newspaper, From* denblatt, declares that the Saltan 13 under the protection of Russia, while the other Powers support the maintenance of the statw quo. England, it thinks, is blind not to see what is the meaning of the Ru33ian inspection of Turkey's defences. An Armenian bomb factory has been discovered in Scutari, un important commercial suburb on the opposite side of the Bosphorus. Two of the leading men connected with it were arrested.