LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume 4, Issue 192, 21 July 1883, Page 2

LATE EUROPEAN NEWS.

THE TONQUIN DIFFICULTY. CHINA PREPARING FOR WAR; " THOUGHT HEADING " EXTRAORDINARY. THE PRINCE OF WALES' POPULAR [TV. HEALTH OF THE QUEEN. MOURNING FOR JOHN BROWN. AN ARREST IN IRELAND. RIOTS IN SWITZERLAND, THE JEWS ASSAILED. THE DEFENCE OF TAMATAVE. (Per Mail Steamer,) (BY TELEGRAPH.) ..-.■- (ONITBD PRESS ASSOCIATION) Latest news from Foreign offices m regard to the Tonquiu, difficulty is that China has resolved to prepare for the eventuality of war while carrying on negb ia'ions with France to gain time. The tribes iri revolt near Bagdad, had a battle with the Turkish troops, ou Jane 28 ? m which 250 wre killed. Lynch, alias v'orman, an informer, who testified against the dynamite conspirt tors was releaseii from custody because'of his sei vices to the Government. The Duke of Con naught opened the Irish Hall Exhibition m the Mansion House. L lbouchere recently challenged Irvincr Bishop «• Thought Reader" to tell the number of a bank note known only to the challenger, and Mr Firth, M.P., the latter to hold the note. A lady put ud £100 against £100, the winner to devote the money to charities. Bishop guessed the number of the note at once, and demanded the money. With the money won at the Ascot races the Prince of Wales has paid off several of his old debts he is m consequence quite popular just now. A despatch from. London, June 17, says Her Majeßty's health continues to cause grave anxiety. Since she has been at- Balmoral, she has done little but make excursions to John Brown's grave. &be has put alt her servants m deep mournintg and spenps most of her time m a sta,e of the deepest depression. The loss of her faithful servant has been a more serious blow to her than was supposed to be possible. Bernard Mayhugh has been arrested m Dublin on a charge of complicity m the murder of Justice Young, who was shot some five years ago. A correspondent of the London Press m Switzerland, says serious riots against the Jews had occurred m St. Gall on June 23; a number of Jewish shops had been pillaged, and police were stoned while endeavouring to stop the excesses. The soldiers were called out to quell the disturbance. I Tamative is defended by merely a mud fort, which maintains four old muzzle loading guns. It will take the French at least five months to march to the capital, and there is sufficient food there for several months. The i lavas have at command 60,000 disciplined troops, most of whom are armed with Remington rifles, and the nation will fight to the bitter end. Meantime it is hoped the Powers will interfere.