BRITAIN AND IMS, MURDERERS.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12288, 22 June 1903, Page 5

BRITAIN AND IMS, MURDERERS.

A MINISTERIAL STATEMENT. London, June 20. Replying to Locd Newton, Loitd Loai^lowne, Foreign Secretary, expressed .the Governments Tuadiminished abhorrence of the Belgrade outrages. He said that no 'pro.p.osal had been ( mdc!e to Britain relative to concertedaction to secure pujhitiive measures, nor could Britain .Usefully convey auqh' a proposal to the" other Powers, but with regard to diplomatic relations, nothing was farther from the Govern-, jnant's thoughts than to maintain or,dinary relations with the .-persons coaicertiecl in those events. Sir George 1?. Bdnham, Britten' Minister at Belgrade, had been instructed by telegram on the 13th instant to limit intercourse wisi the 'authorities to what was necessary to enable him to report on j oveints, add' do notliing suggesting; an j official rocofenition of the provisional Government (whose freAlom from complicity. with the o,utrage was not yet established) or recognition of aliy ouUhoi'ity set up in {jtuccession to the dynasty.' France, Germany, anid Italy were* maintaining an attitude similar to that of Britain, wliile Austria aitfl -Russia were prfliparecl to rßCdgnisc the now regime. Rusisia had made it clear that dlte cxpoctdlrl proper punishment to be inflictwl. Britain's conclusion was that it was not desirable for Sir George Bonlham to.be at Belgrade^ for 'tlie inalugfuration of the now reign, anfrl he had been instructed to leave for the titae. . ' • ■ • Earl Spencer and the DHke of R-ut-land exjwessed satisfaction at the 1 >Mini»tor's sitatement. j