SUPPLEMENTARY EUROPEAN NEWS.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2052, 6 January 1887, Page 3

SUPPLEMENTARY EUROPEAN NEWS.

SERIOUS OUTLOOK IN EUROPE. PREPARATIONS FOR WAR. LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL EXPLAINS. COLONIAL COLLEGES AT ENGLISH UNIVERSITIES. TIIE ALLI ANCE BETWEEN GERMANY AND RUSSIA. (Specials \> Age end Press Association). London, Dec. 22. The outlook in Europe is again of a very threatening character, and ominous preparations are being made for war. The Turkish Government is rapidly niassiim enormous numbers of troops in Macedonia. The Austro-Hungarian Government has despatched an order to America lor 30,000 rilles, with special injunctions requiring L>- speedy fulfilment, and the condition ?-eing that the rifles shall be supplied before March. ] t is probable that the deposed ruler, Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, will be re-elected, unless the Powers agree to the candidature of Prince Nicholas of Mingrelia. Intelligence has been received that the Ru-sian Government has made proposals with the object of securing the annexation of Herat, and has offered in return to

t give to Afghanistan other territory in / compensation. I Dec. 23. It is stated that tho principal cause of Lord It. Churchill resign ng his position in the Cabinet was a disagreement with Lord Salisbury as to the wisdom of adopting a policy of coercion in Ireland. December 24. The Standard regards the desertion of Lord Randolph Chnrchilf as a real gain to the Conservative party, and says it is not probable that any further resignations will tike place. Consi lerablo uneasiness continues to prevail with regard to the situation in Europe. The relations between Couni Kalooky and Bismarck are eousiderab y strained, the Austrian Government objecting strongly to the decision arrived ai by Germany to allow Russia a fr. e hand with regard to the settlement of the Bui garian question. The Austrian Govtrnment have vigorously undertaken the work of placing the fortresses on the Gal- 1 lician frontior, abutting on the territory of Russia, in a thorough state of efficiency and ready for immediate use. Prince Alexander of Batteiiburg lias had an interview with the Bulgarian delegates at Cologne. The proposal to re-elect Prince Alexander to the sovereignty of the province was discussed at e interview, but the result has not been allowed to transpire Dec 27.

A proposal has been made th it, Colonial Colleges should be founded at Oxford and Cambridge Universities in connection with the celebration next year of the Queen’s Jubilee. January 3.

Mr Goschen, yielding to the advice of the Marquis of Hartington, wdl probably accept the position of Chancellor of the Exchequer, and ultimately will be leader of the Commons. Mr W. H. Smith will temporaarily hold the position of leader. Some of tlie Liberal peers are likely to join the Cabinet. M. Blowitz, tho Paris special correspondent of the Times, writing to his paper with reference tc the alliance between Germany and Russia states positively that Germany is engaged not to intervene in the event of an Austro-Russhn conflict, and Ru-sia is similarly engaged not to take part in and Franco German conflict. In consequence of this alliance M. Blowitz writes that it is expected Bu.garia will have to submit to Russian ad-, ministration,