Turkey and the East.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3406, 21 November 1879, Page 1

Turkey and the East.

As a favor to Russia, the uew Turkish Cabinet hare called the Turkish troops from the ftoumelian frontier.' Five thousand soldiers were dispatched from Constantinople for Epirius in coniequence of the threatening attitude of - Greece. The administration in Eastern Bouraelia is almost chaotic. Self constituted com* mittees have more power than regularly constituted authorities. The Duke of Wurletnburg, commanding thel armj in occupation of JBomia requested more troops to quell a revolt which ia spreading in Hcrzegovinia. The Christians refuse (o pay rent to the Mahotnmedau landlords in iierzegovinia, and threaten to shoot them if they attempt to collect it. They obtain arms and money front Montenegro. Iti a rcTolt at JSetesinge, Hensegovliia, the Austrian* lost 100 killed and wounded. The Jewish question in Itoutuania is Dearly solved. The Jens who served in the urmy, will. be naturalised in a body. Others must npply individually for naturalization. i There are grace apprehensions of | serious disturbances during the earning winter in Constantinople, liobbery and murder is on the increase. 1 Notwithstanding this, the Sultan has ordered the disbarment of yo.UUO troop*. Placards, are po&ttsd iudliog the people to revolt. The situation in Syria is abrmitig. The. Arabs joined the Kurds in oppesiug Midhat Pasha's reforms. Forty, battalions of wguUrs have been sent (6 uminUitt order. Luyard and Dufournier, British tt'nd French Ambassadors, have lodged protesta against thePorte's policy-of furmtng the customs.