THE EUROPEAN SITUATION.
[By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] (Per press Association.) j Vienna, June 25. f (Received July 26, at noon). The Austrian army has been increased by ' 9000 men, '" Berlin, July 25. ' (Received July 26, at noon.) j General Bronsart yon Schellendorf, Prus- ] sian Minister of War, speaking at Koenigs- \ berg, stated that the fears of a European war were unfounded, and there was no pro- ' spect of peace being disturbed. i Athen, July 26. (Hecelved July 26, at 10.45 p.m.) A revolt has broken out at Crete, and there is a general demand for British protection. . Turkey has despatched two warships and four regiments to the seat of the disturbanoe. (Special to Press Association.) Berlin, July 24. .'Received July 26, at 1 a.m.) Germany has withdrawn from the treaty of 187G with Switzerland, and Swiss are being expelled from Germany. Belgrade, July 2! (Heoeivrf July 26, at la.m.) Germany and Austria have jointly urged ex-King Milan to assume the regency of Servia himself. Eussia is actively opposing the suggestion, and has offered to guarantee armaments to her partisans if they will rebel. Athens, July 25. (Received July 26, at 12.15 p.m.) The inhabitants have excelled the Turkish authorities from Vamos'and Sidonia, in Crete, and burned the archives. The peasant population are taking refuge in Belimo. It is expected that unless Turkey concedes their demands the two parties now opposed to one another, under the names of " Balfoots " and " Havresacks," will coalesce and declare for annexation to Greece.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 8557, 27 July 1889, Page 2
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