EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1735, 10 May 1888, Page 1

EUROPEAN AFFAIRS.

Constantinople, May 6,

It is slated that Russia is prompting Greece to raise an army of occupation for service in Turkey. Vienna, May 6.

The special military estimates brought down by the Government amount to fifty-four million florins. St. Petersburg, May C».

At a meeting of the military council to-day it was agreed that owing to the defects and weakness of her army Russia was unable to assume the aggressive. Il was decided to construct three railways towards the Austrian frontier, and also that the Siberian railways should be commenced without, delay, Paris, May 7.

The Paris press denounce the proposals of General Boulanger to give the army political power in the settlement of foreign policy. Two millions and a half copies of the first edition of Boulanger’s book baye been distributed. His work suggests that it may be necessary to avenge the injuries and redeem the honor of France. Berlin - , May 7.

Prince Bismarck ie reported to have remarked in the course of a conversation with Carl Schultz, the well-known German-American politician, that he had no fear as to the maintenance of peace in future, London, May 7.

The symptoms in Eastern Europe show that final preparations are being made for a deadly struggle, and the slightest incident would precipitate war.