AFFAIR IN EUROPE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 2994, 22 September 1891, Page 2

AFFAIR IN EUROPE.

TIIK EMPEROR'S SPEECH AT 10 K KURT. RIOTS IX PAULS. (»Y KI.KOTIIIC TKLKIIIUPH — COI'YHtC, UT.) P.UU.S, September l(i. Phkstdkn-t Caunot reviewed ]00,000 soldiers at \ itay, A ] 111ssi;iii attache who was present reeeiverl tm iminensu ova firm. Tin; French are furious :11. (he Geriiia.il Emperor's speech nt Erfurt. in which ho sneered ;it Napoleon, and accuse him of reviling France for the purpose of hastening tin' " Kevanehe." A Russian loan of 500,000,000 frams will be issued on October 29th, nt a iniiiiinuni of 70, Tho Cityßanks have already subscribed 20,000,000 francs of tho loan. PAltlS. September 20. Lc Debits, in referring to the recent speech of the Emperor of Germany, considers that lie is posing strictly as a military Emperor, who is eager to revenge the past. It goes onto say that French successes urge Franco to regard the oratorical slips of the German monarch with composure. The introduction of the opera of " Lohengrin " lias led to further rioting, and 10(9 of those suspected of taking a. leading part in the disturbance have been arrested. Five hundred police p itrolle 1 the streets, and sunpressed renewed manifestations against, the performance of the Lohengrin. The German embassy is guarded in anticipation of a display of violence by the mob. President Carnot speaking at liheims, said the reconstruction of the French army is now complete. I3kiu.iV Septembers. The Kaiser witnessed a sham fight at Malhausen, in which 60,000 men were engaged. The Emperor is anxious that tho birthday of Karl Theodore Koruer, the German poet and patriot, who. in ISI'S, incited the expulsion of the French, shall be celebrated 'with, enthusiasm on Wednesday next. The Cologne Gazette strongly advocates an increase in tho defences of Germany. September 20. The Italia announces that it has been agreed by the parties to tho Triple Alliance that any hostile diplomatic act constituting a distinct aggression will enable tho Power assailed to seek the support of the Alliance. ViEXN'A, September 20. The Austrian Minister of War demands that the peace footing of the Austrian army shall bo increased by 29,000, and the erection of a third fortified cauip at Galicia. The Minister of Finance is opposed to the increase, and threatens to resign if tho proposal is carried out. A split iu tho Cabinet is likely to result., and tho Emperor Joseph will probably bo asked to settle the difference. St. Pktehsbckg, September 20. The Novoe Vremya, in discussing the action of the British squadron in manoeuvring at Ligri, demands tho punishment of the admiral who was responsible for the scare.