EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4039, 16 February 1892, Page 2

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

OtaUad State in Franoo. Outrage In Lisbon. Paris, February 13. M. De Freycmet, the Premier, has introduced into the Chamber of Deputies a Bill, the provisions of which are hostile to religious sooieties and are considered to be the prelude to the possible separation of Churoh and State. Nows has just been received that the great National Porcelain Factory atSevrosisonfire. Paris, February 14. Negotiations are going on with French monetary institutions for the purpose of obtaining money to complete the trans-Siberian Railway. Athens, February 14. .Greece is increasing the taxes in order to avoid bankruptcy, St Petersburg, February 14. In many districts there will be no wheat sown this spring in eonse>quence of the soarcity of horses, The Jews are making preparations for a universal exodus from Kussia. The Minister of War is at present engaged in inspecting the southern stations, Sixteen thousand refugees from the famine-stiioken districts have arrived in the oity, and by order ot the authorities have been billeted on the residents of the town, i February 13. The Russian. squadron will visit Cherbourg in the summer, Rome, February 14, Negotiations between Italy and Switzerland for special commercial urrangements have been broken off, and a general tariff will como into force between the two countries.

Berlin, February 14, The Kings of Saxony and Wurtemburg, and many of the German princes have given donations towards the national monument to Bismarck, " Madrid, February 14, Anarchists at Valencia are in a state of intense excitement, and some mischief is feared, The Madrjd'jDolice liaye made an extensive raid on the Anarchists, Extensive Anarchist plots have been discovered in various parts of |Gertpany,apd a number of arrests have been effected, Lisbon, February 18, A bomb was exploded in the Spanish (Jonsultate to-day, Tho windows of the building -were shattered, but fortunately no. liVes were lost,