EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XII, Issue 3937, 13 October 1891, Page 2

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Paris, October 10. In the course- of his address at Marseilles, M. de Freycinet, the French Premier, stated that France was now in a position to enable her to devote attention to distant colonial expeditions.

i Whil9 M. Rouvier, Minister oi j Finance, M. Guyot, Minister of Pub--3 lie Works, and M. Roche, Ministsr of ' Commerce, were driving through the ! streets of Marseilles to-day, with an [ escort of troops, a person hurled an ; open knife at the carriage, but it ' struck one of the officers of the i escort. Nobody was hurt. The [ Ministers were occasionally hissed. St. Petersburg, October 10. The Russian Government subsidises ex* King Milan, of Servia, for political services by advancing him a sum of tfyree million francs pn the security of bis interest in the Crown : estates of Servia. Paris, October 11. M. Freycinet, Minister of War, speaking at Toulon, said the condition of the French army gave a deling of greater security than had been known for twenty years past. Vienna, October 11. The Budget for the year shows a surplus of 600,000 florins. Rome, October 11. The Pope requests Australian pilgrims, who may be intending to visit Rome, to postpone their journey. St Petersburg, October 11. The export of oilcake from Russia is prohibited. Pabis. October 11. The Gaulois ' says that Prince Eerdipand Miss Vacaresco' have been reconciled^