NEWS BY CABLE.

Opunake Times, Volume V, Issue 214, 22 September 1896, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

THE TURKISH QUESTION.

THE SULTAN IN DREAD OF ASSASSINATION.

London, September 19.

Sir Charles Dilke considers the fleet and army weak to the highest degree, and that it would be dangerous for England to intervene in Turkey alone. Constantinople, September 19.

The Sultan expressed surprise at the blind rage of English newspapers, and denies that he is misusing the Armenians, but on the other hand retorts that many Moslems have sought refuge in Turkey to escape the ill usage of Christians. Fearing that an attempt was about to be made to crown his younger brother as Sultan the latter suddenly replaced the Albanian Zouave Guard at Cildiz Palace.

London, Septamber 19.

There is a remarkable outburst in Austrian and Russian newspapers against England. They profess amusement at the official statements that Lord Salisbury is continuing to act with the Powers.

The Navoe Vremya says that the Triple Alliance is acting with Russia and Fraioe because the two latter will oppose England becoming the mistress of the Christian East.

A letter appears in the press from Lord Hugh Cecil, which is believed to reflect Lord Salisbury's opinion, contending that the best hope of the Armenians lies in Europe sharing the indignation of England. The Standard's correspondent says English residents in Constantinople are afraid that Russia, relying on the apathy of Europe, will seize the Bosphorus. France is equipping three battleships at Toulon to reinforce the squadron in the Levant. Germany sends four ships there. Constantinople, September 19. The Sultau has refused to permit the Grand Vizier to resign, because the Minister of Police, whom the latter regards as responsible for the recent outrages, is retained. London, September 20.

Lord Roseberry states that after Russia declaring in August 1895 that it would oppose separate action being taken in regard to Armenia, British intervention alone would involve war, and it was the duty of the Government to take every measure short of that. The Sultan decrees the expulsion of foreign suspects after their cases have been submitted to the Embassies.

British public opinion is^ turning in the direotion of sanctioning a great concession to Russia and her right to occupy Armenia and even Constantinople, subject, however, to equal trade rights, provided Russia will coerce Turkey to carry out the reforms demanded. The SuUan for soms time has been in dread of assassination, and during the past week saven of his subjects who were suspected of attempting to gain admittance to his apartments with a view to carrying out the stated object have been executed. Insurauoe companies are demanding war rates for English ships passing through the Straits of Dardanelles.

A Russian general has been permitted to inspect the Turkish defences.

A German newspaper, the Fiemdenblatt, referring to this, declares that the Sultan is under the protection of Russia, while the other Powers support the maintenance of statw quo. England, it thinks, is blind not to see what is the meaning of Russian inspection of the defences. The Italian warships Sardejna Sicilia, and Ewrydice are under orders to proceed to the Dardanelles, and several French warships are preparing to proceed to Odessa. The Times, in referring to the matter, thinks that isolated action is likely to bathe half of Europe in blood.

THE DYNAMITE PLOT. London, September 19. Bell, one of the captured dynamiters, was brought up to Glasgow, and remanded to London. The Glasgow police are searching for bombs. The prisoners all belong to Tynan's branch of the Clan-na-Gaei Society. It is reported that Tynan is likely to turn informer. The Freeman's Journal remarks that the discovery of the plot comes just at the time when the Uuionists needed it.

A portion of the missing bombs have been found concealed in a bed in a dynamite factory in Antwerp.

The British Government has requested the detention of Tynan pending application for his extradition. If Tynan is a naturalised American, it is feared that his extradition will be refused by the French Government.