THE EASTERN QUESTION.
(Per Press Association.—('< 7n/ri'/ht.) Constantinople, Dec. 28. M. Nelidoff has warned the Porte that in the event of an encroachment 011 the revenue causing a deficit financial control is inevitable. The Sultan has ordered the Board of Audit to be reformed, and intends to institute a Commission for the control of the public service. M. Nelidoff, in a secret interview, delivered the Czar's nrivate message. The Sultan has refused to give the Powers the right of control, declaring he will not become a second Khedive. He has hastened on the reforms in order to forestall the diplomats. The Official Secrets Acts is to be strictly enforced, as owing to excessive leakage in the public offices, the Powers are believed to be aware of the chief British Naval and Military secrets.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 207, 29 December 1896, Page 2
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133THE EASTERN QUESTION. Hastings Standard, Issue 207, 29 December 1896, Page 2
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