LATE CABLE HEWS

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1452, 10 January 1887, Page 3

LATE CABLE HEWS

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[By tdlegraph frrm the Blufi] Losdoj.. Decern' -it 29

Persistent rumors aro m circ.'-tion that Rueaia is preparng 'o enter upon the ••orupati-n ot Boumania as a preliminary step towards <_ec'arlu f : war c. an m Austria.

A soherno is being msd? frr th_ mobi'isttinn of British tror-ps under wh!ch E-'_; ; nnd will be e.-.abbid tf> embar'i 600,000 (?) troops a 1 a moment', no ice

Ie is utidorßio.d that the French '7ov_mmont are lr.rge!y reducing ..heir estim_t-'8 of bx;. e^rMture In connect. on with tho army. "

No farther rtrogroes has been ma 'c toy. arris filiicg tha vaoaury iv the min'stry caucod by tho resignation of Lord R. Churchill. Members of the Conservative party are not themselves agree I aa 1 1 the course which ehou'd be taken ; whilst the Marquis of Salisbury would willingly resign tho premiership to Lord H»rtlngtnn m order to bring about a coalition with he Unl< n s 1- Liberal p.r tr, Th? C >. _erw ti^es, rs .j body « c toallr opposed to the or p-sal t> sub ;rdi a'-.tlm repvo« natives "of their party »o the Unic mot-Liber. . .

Tho i_UH-i>n preps ie jubuVn*- a h. .zposure of wtai-nes by the Mf.rq._is of Salisbury aud his eabi.et Deoember 30

The Cologne GazHte, In an article published yesterday, -advoo tja the initiation of a sy.-tMn of whole-sale German emigration to tbe colony of Queensland with a view of securing tbe ultimate »■ - nexaflon of t"':e J col~ny hy tlie Germ.'. 1 Government. The Gazette considers it highly 64. en it 1 tint tbe German eltmeut iv Australia should be strengthened as far m every w_y »s possible m order to counteract the aggressive policy of Australia In the s. nth seas, which, it says, is certain <o be vigorously enforced when the connection between the colonies and England is dlßsrl ved, as, In it. opinion, it mu.t very soon be.

It m announced that Germany has formally agreed to _ b?tt_io f r om interh*riig with Kucsia In any action she m»y takwith regard to Bulgaria. Aufttr.R Is thn* C'.>n_plt>toly committed m sny i'rlfe. tbat may rise between that nation end Ru.eia as it is rr g._rded as certain 'hat ttnglnnd wl'l remain neutral m oaae of vrar between Bus»ia and Austria.

I arge numbets of m^nufactur r. nave p'omtsfld to send exhibit a to thu South Australian Exhibition, to be op ne . next year. Up to the preset'- 1 65,000 feet cf .pace has been allotted to intending exbibitora by the London O^mmitlee.

London. January 1.

Lord Hartington and leaders of the Unionist Liberals a 0 prepared to ioin Lord Salisbury and the Gonservativss and form a strong ooatitloa Government directly they aro convinced thaf i . wil! be the only mean* o f preventing th« return of Mr Gladst >n 0 to power Lord Churchill Is prepared Jo resume office provided the Marquis of Salisbury wi'l undettake to thoroughly and completely reorganise the Military and Var Department, hut ihe Pr.mier, it is !.«}!« ved is unwilling to proceed any further wilh negotiations with the lute Chancellor ot tbe Excheq-ior. The Standard, m an article which it has jnst published on the Ministerial situation, expresses a hope that Mr Goschen will consent to replace Lord Randolph C urchill m the Cabinet

Mr Chamberlain has expressed his intention of adhering to the policy adopted by Lord Hartington In connection wifh tho cris'a the European pte.s is unanimous m exP'OHBiig gra*e anxiety at the present menacing attitwh* of the Eaa'ero emb.o Ho|anddiawa most unpleasant out look ft.r ihe new year.

It is believed that the English plonipottntiory at the Turkish Couit has utterly failed to iaduce the Porte to adopt an anti-Husßinn policy m connection with the present difficulty.

Lour>o_r. January 3

It is understood that Mr Goscben is willing to conditiona ly accept tho portfolio of Chancellor of the Exchequer, without tho leadership of the House of Commons. Mr Ooschen requires that Lord Salisbury will afford satisfactory assurance that his foreign nnd general policy shall have a Liberal tendency. Liberals of the Unionist-Liberal party are strongly m favor of the inclusion of Mr Goschen m the Cabinet