EUROPEAN.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 137, 16 January 1886, Page 3

EUROPEAN.

London, January 6.—The weather at present is very inclement, and a snowstorm of considerable magnitude has been general throughout England cluiing the pasb few days. The negotiations on the Roumelian question have resulted at present in a complete deadlock. The European Powers are urging the Porte to submit to the proposals for a satisfactory settlement of the Balkan

difficulty. London, January S. —Tonders for the mail service havo been suspended until Queensland, Tasmania, and Western Australia have decided whether all the postage from those colonies will be sent by the federal service unless specially addressed The exports for the year show a decrease of £20,000,000, as compared with tl-e return last year. In the imports there is also a falling off of £16,000,000.

London, January 10.—India declines to reduce the cable charges on general and Government cablegrams. Germany has also declined to make any reduction on Press messages. Sir James Anderson, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company, is, however, still sanguine that a reduction will be effected. A protocol has been signed by England and Spain, granting to England all such privileges as aie enjoyed by Germany in the Caroline Islands

London, January 11.—The German squadron, recently lying off Zanzibar, has sailed for Australia.

London, January 11. — A number of Hungarian gentlemen are taking steps in the direction of settling 200 families on British territory in New Guinea. The question has been submitted to the Home authorities. It is understood that Mr Murray Smith, Agent-General for Victoria, is not opposed to the proposal. With reference to the retusal of Germany to make any reduction in the cost of press cablegrams, it is probable that the various cable companies interested will reimburse Germany any loss sustained by such reductions.

Paris, January S.—lt is announced that M. de Fieycinet has been successful in forming a Cabinet, in which he will assume tho porttolio of Foreign Affairs. General Boulanger goes to the War Office, and M. Lockroy had been appointed Minister of Commerce.

Paris, January 9.—Advices are to hand from Annain announcing a further massacre of Christians by the rebels. A mission station was attacked by the natives, who killed the Catholic missionary in charge of the station, together with aboutfive hundred converts. General De Courcy, hearing of the disaster, promptly sent a body of French troops, and inflicted severe punishment on the murderers.

Constantinople, January 9.—Greece is now assuming a more friendly attitude towards the Porte, and a large number of the troops recently massed on the frontier have been granted furloughs. The ostensible reason is the occurrence of the Christmas holidays, but it i? generally Supposed that the Greek Government have adopted this indirect method ot disbanding the forces,

Constantinople, January 11.— The European Powers have agieed to summon Greece, Bulgaria, and Seivia to demobilise their forces, and a communication to that effect has already been made to the countries in question.

Cairo, January S. — Mukhtar Pasha, Turkish Commissioner to Egypt, advocates the laising of the standing army to 16,d00. in order to enable the Khedive to hold the Iront againsi the Soudanese Arabs.

Cairo, January 11.—Debating between the Khedive and Mukhtar Pasha and Sir Henry JJrummond Wolff, the Turkish Commissioner, commenced to day. Mukhtar Pasha opened the discussion, tho only subject touched upon being the question' 1.1 the proposed strengthening of the E^\ army. Mukhtar Pasha declared'that a force composed entirely of lMus-ulin-ii \\artquiied to pacify the Soudan, and he stated he would telegraph to the hult.iti announcing the number of Turkish troops that it be to

necessary employ. Madrid, January 12.—News is to hand from Cartagena that an abortive attempt at ft Republican rising haa taken place there. Although the disturbance wad not of a serious nature, the Governor of the city was wounded.