The Armenian Difficulty.
London, January 31. Mr Gladstone, in another letter on the Armenian atrocities, laments the murderous wickedness of the Sultan, which he says cannot be equalled, and which is a disgtace to the Powers. The report of the Commission appointed to enquire into the Armenian atrocities, states that the accounts of the massacres have Deen enormously exaggerated in most cases, but that nine'hundred were slaughtered at Sassoun, while many cf the survivors were outraged, and hunted like wild beasts, Later, Correspondents of the Dm'!;/ News at Vienna and Paris both state that remarkable stories are afloat about impending events in Turkey. The Russian volunteer fleet is shipping armaments at Sebastopol, and military movements are going forward in the Caucasus, February 1. The Sultan has sent a reply to the Queen's letter, recognising Her Majesty's friendship, and stating that he had done his best to prevent the cruel treatment of the Armenians.
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 7, Issue 7, 4 February 1896, Page 2
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153The Armenian Difficulty. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume 7, Issue 7, 4 February 1896, Page 2
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