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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1193, 11 January 1895, Page 34

CONTINENTAL.

Bhh-Obadm, January 2. Two agitators, named Mushovich and Sinm, alleged to bo in Russian pay, aro being tried at Balgrade on a charge of attempting to administer a doso of poison to King Alexander in his wine. Thoir object is supposed to havo boon to got Princo Karagoorgevitoh placod on tho throno. . This is tho latest of sovoral plots formed in Servia for tho restoration of tho Karagoorgevitch dynasty. Goorgo C/.orny, or Karadjordjo, was tho loader of tho Servians in tho insurrection in 1801 against tho tyranny of Turkey, and whon tho patriots triumphed* ho was elected to tho throno. But tho invasion of Russia by Franco in 1812 loft Servia again at tho mercy of their lato rulers, and Czorny had to floo. Then came tho opportunity of tho present ruling house. Milosch Obronovitch won back tho liberties of tho Servians, and, chosen Princo of Servia, thon compelled to abdicate, ho was rostorod in 1858 to tho dignity of tho throno, and it was made hereditary in his family. Constantinople, January 3. Tt is reportod that an Armenian raurdorod the Governor of Bitlis in revenge for tho rocont outrages by Turkish soldiors, and that ho afterwards committed suicide. Bitlis is iu Asiatic Turkey, and tho town is about 120 miles south-east from Erzroum, in Turkish Armenia. Tho Govoruor, nows of whoso murder lias thus como to hand, was Tahsin Pasha. St. Pis'i'imsmma, January 2. Russia has assigned to Great Britain General Yanoffs road, which is tho only practicable route in the Pamirs. SoriA, January 4. M. Stoiloff, tho Premier, has decided to allow M. Zaukolf, loader of tho Russophiio Party, and M. Luadoff to return to Bulgaria. Tho Court of Enquiry which was sot up in connection with tho murdor of M. Boltchoff, ordered the arrest of M. Stambouloff, ex-Premier, as an accessory to tho crime -, but tho Commandant in Sofia declinod to oxocuto tho order unless it was confirmed by the Minister of War. M. Stambouloff", who is still at liberty, declares that political animosity has prompted tho monstrous chargo. Pakib, January 3.

Further particulars respecting the attack on M. Motoil's military expedition in tho Upper Congo state that tho natives at Bitoma attacked tho party and killed six of its mombors. The French, on being reinforced, attacked tho natives and dostroyod several of thoir villagos. Tho loss on tho nativo side was about 100 killed.

Pakis, January 5. Captain Dreyfus, sentenced to life imprisonment on a chargo of soiling military plans to foreign powers, was to-day degraded at tho military school in tho prosonco of 5000 troops. When his sword was broken, and his epaulottod torn off, he cried " Long livo Franco ! lam innocent." Tho mob outside howled, calling him a Jew and a coward.

Paris, January 0.

At tho degradation of Captain Dreyfus, the crowd furiously criod “ .Death to the Gorman !” Captain Albert Dreyfus is of Jewish Alsatian extraction. Ho was born in 1859 at Mulhouso, whore his brothers have a largo cotton-spinning factory. Ho had boon a clorlc in tho first buroau of tho gonoral stall’. This olllco contains tho only roally socrot documents of tho War Olllco, such as tho mobilisation arrangements, and tho dotails for tho dospatch and concentration of troops in tho event of war. Five years ago ho married tho daughter of M. Hadamard, a diamond merchant. Paris, January 5. An avalancho which fell in a villago 0110 11 Orlu, in South Franco, demolished 1(1 buildings, and 15 pooplo lost their lives. Paris, January 8. Tho Italian Minister at Paris has boon rocallod, owing to tho attacks of tho French press on Italy. Paris, January 8. Tho firm of Ponsart, Galliot and Heims, who are oxtonsivo purchasers in tho London wool market, have failed. Their liabilities are .4180,000, and tho assets aro stated at .4105,000. Galliot lias committed suicido. Brush urns, January 5. In February tho King of tho Belgians will submit proposals to tho Chamber of Deputies for tho annexation of tho Congo, as tho French Government offer no opposition.