Hawkes's Bay Herald. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1877.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XX, Issue 3909, 27 April 1877, Page 2

Hawkes's Bay Herald. FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1877.

All the local matters which have mainly engaged the attention of the p\iblic of late are likely, shortly, to be put almost out of our thoughts by the all absorbing interest of the great struggle in Europe. If the Russian and the Turk are farther removed from the sphere of our knowledge and our sympathy than the Frenchman and the German were, on the other hand, the issue of the present struggle has a more direct bearing on British interest than that of the former had, and the danger of the Empire to which we belong being involved in it is much more imminent. Who can say. indeed, that it is altogether beyond the range of possibility thatsome such descent as foolish hoaxmongers have frequently amused themselves with announcing, may, within the next few years, be made on some Australasian port. We may be thankful now for our cable communication with Europe. We shall, at least, have the satisfaction of knowing that war is likely to be declared before we see hostile frigates hovering about our shores. If we had now to remain, as formerly, for months without European intelligence, the general uneasiness would soon reach a high pitch.