DRIFTING TO WAR.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 3065, 9 December 1908, Page 5

DRIFTING TO WAR.

THE SITUATION INTENSIFYING. THE FEELING AT HOME. AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR TO QUIT CONSTANTINOPLE. ONLY MILITARISTS AND ULTRAMONTANE CIRCLES FAVOUR WAR. a: GERMANY'S DUTY. Received December 8, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, Decembers. The "Times' " Vienna correspondent says there is growing feeling that Austria is drifting aimlessly but steadily to war, whereto all except some military and ultramontane circles are opposed. Marquis Pallavicini, Austria's Ambassador, quits Constantinople a few days hence. The German Levant declares that jjs thev arej directly interested in political reconstruction in the Near East, Germany's duty is loyalty to her ally, actively to support Austria's shipments of_Austrian goods for the Levant. GERMANY'S ROLE IN TH E BALKANS. K ■ " WHAT COUNT BULOW SAYS. NOT TO FOLLOW OTHERS' LEADS. THE YOUNG TURKISH MOVEMENT. MR ASQUITH INDORSED. Received December 8, 10.48 p.m. BERLIN, December 8. Count von Bulow, in the Reichstag . said Germany's role in the Balkans vpas to follow not he lead of others, but to guard more special interests as far as possible. He incidentally eulogise- J - the young Turks movement, and Britain's attij tilde towards Turkey, and declared f that Germany desired to see the transaction easy for Turkey to become strong economically and politically. M. Isvolsky, Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs, assured him that no arrangements, open or secret, existed between Russia and Britain, which could be directed against the interests of Germany. Count Bulow cordially reechoed Mr Asquith's Guildhall remarks, and Sir Edward Grey's hope that a conference would prove sedative, adding that those who might wish to disturb peace were weak, and those strong enough had no reason to wish to disturb it. Count Bulow concluded by declaving that Germany would support a<l efforts directed to the maintenance j of peace.

money market affected. CONSOLS SUFFER A DECLINE. THROUGH UNSATISFACTORY OUTLOOK. AND KING EDWARD'S ILLNESS. Received December 8, 10.30 p.m. LONDON, December 8. ' Consols are at 83J. The fall is due to the reports of King Edward's indisposition and the less satisfactory outlook at Vienna. EUROPEAN CONFERENCE. "A FORMULA WILL BE FOUND. Received December 8, 9 a.m. LONDON, December 7. The "Daily Express" Vienna correspondent is officially assured that a formula will be found for a conference in connection with the Balkan questions.