The War Clouds.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 238, 21 January 1888, Page 1

The War Clouds.

London, January 15. . The Corate de Paris, in tho bourse of a speech, said that Lord Churchill's visit to St. Petersburg had .\e& M. Fjourens to believe that an arrange-, jnent was possible between England, France, and Russia, and that he was nm considering the terms on which suifr an arrangement might be effected.

\ London, January 16. Rusiia is massing tropps at KieflF, ' Odesai. General Kirchineff, with the Fourth Army Qorp3 has* been ordered to tW* Austro-Roumanian frontier. Thsre is fervent activity in Poland in th&Commissariat and Hospital De- ! par taunts. Th(( rolling stock on the railways is being increased, and foreign merchants have )>een ordered to close' their premiss. In yienna frequent Austrian Military Ciuneils are being held, and the "alarmst" feeling experienced some weeks ago .has been revived. The Hungarian press distrusts Germany. | The "Daily Telegraph" announces that one^of the provisions of the treaty between the Powers of Central EJurope is that i» case of an outbreak of war Italy sluli send 200,000 .troops to Galicia. '

\ London, January 13. The steady massing of Russian troops on 'the xounianian and , Galiician frontier is ' reviving the f6eling of alarm and Jistrust in Vienna. . In the coyri.e ol his speech at Liverpool, the Marquis of Salisbury said the Government were resolutely endeavouring to disperse the. depression in Ire.land,and he believed that ;he dawn of a new era of prosperity was near at hand*. I|e was. of opinion that the maintenance of giganticstanding armies and uncertain national feelings were elements of great danger in Europe. The position- was rather better just now, and the fact that the rulers were devoting every energy to secure peace justified a hope bf its maintenance in the future. He deplored the war be tween Italy and Abyssinia, but hoped for the success of the Italian arms.

Massowah, January 12. An encounter between the followers of Ras Almula and the Italian troops is now daily expected. An English firm has received orders from the Russian Government for the constiuction of war balloons. Paris, January 15. 1A French sentinel on the frontier reports that he has been attacked by Germans, and his rifle stolen from him.

i Paris, January 18. M. Flourens has announced that lie will withdraw the French Ambassador from the Court of the Quirinal if the Italian Judges carry out their threat of again forcing the French Consulate. The dispute which involves the Tunisian question is becoming grave.

January 18. The comments of the Jjfrop'qh Press on the Tunisian Consular dispute have caused a- feeling of irritation in Italy.

" „ ' 6eelik, January 16. The fears of an outbreak of war in the spring have been strongly intensified by the presence of prominent Italian officers in this city, , who are stated to be concerting a scheme of act-ion to be carried out by the triple alliance, in' the event of war.

",--', '- Berlin, January 17.. The' official military journal refutes the statistics published by Russian papers showing the extent of German war preparations.

Berlin, January, 17. • i It is believed that M. Flourens will fail in his efforts to effect an arrangement with Russia and England. ,

i St. Pexebsbubg, January 17. The. Czar is at present staying at Moscow. He expressed a firm hope that the year would be one of peace and prosperity, Russia desires a man date to restore order in Bulgaria, in the event of Ferdinand refusing to withdraw from that' country, and insists on the establishment of a Russian Regency until a nominee of the Czar has been elected Prince. ,

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