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New Zealand Mail, Issue 867, 12 October 1888, Page 25

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(PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Paris, October 3. General Boulanger has returned from his tour in Spain, and will immediately recommence his political cam* paign. Vienna, October 3. The Emperor William 11. of Germany arrived here to-day, and received a great ovation as he was driven, through the streets of the city. He was received by the Emperor Francis Joseph, and the meeting between the two Emperors was of a most cordial nature. Berlin, October 4. It is reported that Prince Bismarck has ordered the expedition to be abandoned which it was proposed to send to the relief of Emin Bey by way of the East Coast. The reason assigned for this course is fear of a general rising of the Natives. Vienna, October 4. The Emperor of Austria entertained his Imperial guest William oE Germany at a banquet to day; In proposing the latter’s health;i=the Emperor Francis Joseph alluded to the indissoluble alliance' and friendship between Austria and Germany, The healths of the respective armies were also drunk with immense enthusiasm. The Emperor William visits the Pope on 12th October, and.-afterward meets the King of Roumania. The absence of French and Russian Ambassadors from official festivities at Vienna is freely commented upon. Rome, October 6.

Signor Crispi, the Premier, has protested against the French inspection of Italian schools at Tunis, and threatens an Italian inspection of French schools in Rome if the French, persist in carrying out their intention indicated at Tunis.

Paris, October 6.

M. Bergot advises that ri .Victoria and New Zealand should erecLahnexes at the Paris Exhibition, otherwise there will not be more than 3000ffc of space available for those colonies. Tifls, October 7.

A well-known Alpinß climber named Donkin Fox, and Mr Somerset, a cricketer, while touring in the Caucasus, met with a fatal accident while ascending Mount Douglas. One missed his footing and dragged his companion over a precipice. Both, gentlemen were killed instantly. Berlin. October 7.

The Nord Deutsche Zeitung urges that the British Government is not ia a position to assume the protectorate over Savage Island, which must remaia neutral territory by virtue of the agreement come to in April, 1886. In an interview with a newspaper correspondent, Prince Bismarck, being asked who would succeed him in the event of his resigning, said nobody—the Emperor would be his own Chancellor.

Paris, October 6.

President Carnot’s decree regarding foreign immigrants is regarded as a mistake in view of the great Exhibition next year. If it is enforced it is believed that other Powers will decline ,

to exhibit. British residents in France are loud in their denunciation of the President’s action. Constantinople, October 7.

M. Nellidoff, Russian Ambassador, has made a demand that a portion of the million and a half lloan recently raised by Turkey should be applied, toward the payment of the war in-* demnity. •

Berlin, October 8.

The Empress Victoria of Germany is engaged writing a domestic biography of the Emperor Frederick, which the Marquis of Salisbury will revise. It is intended that the biography shall be published in England in connection with the diary, which Her Majesty Q,ueen Victoria is. supervising. The Emperor William is much annoyed at the action of his mother. St Feteesbueg, October 8. The Russian press expresses displeasure at the speeches made by the Emperor William of Germany and the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria at the banquet at Vienna, and considers their tone is calculated to create trouble in Europe rather than appease.