THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

Timaru Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 4256, 5 June 1888, Page 3

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

.» (Pbb Electbio Telegraph Copybioht.) (Pee. Press Association.) (Kcooivod 10 p.m., Jnno 4th.) Berlin, June 4. A Government crisis is imminent ie Prnaaia ia ooDSoquenoe of the Emperoi heaitating to promulgate an Act prolonging the Diet until the freedom of elections is guaranteed. It is reported that Russia intends tc raise tho import duty on refined sugar 60i per hundred kilos, and on raff 40*. (Special to the Pbe«h Association., (Received 11 p.m., Jnno 4th. | Paris, June o. M. Floquot, tho Premier, has informed tho rovinion committee of the Chamber: that the Cabinet will ohoose a time whet to alter the constitution. In conaequenci of tho diaturbed state of affairs at Uomi and abroad, they thought that thepresen tirno was not favourable to the scheme The Government, however, hope to pro poae tho scheme before tha end of thi session, but m the event of tho Re publican party bein(< m tho minority, ( ,h Cabinet would reßisjn.

London, June 3. Owing to the stringency of the passport system adopted by Germany, ft large number of travellers have been prevented from crossing tho frontier from France into Germany. (Received 1.50 a.m., Juno 6th.) Constantinople, June 3. The Russian Ambassador has communicated with the Porte demanding the arrears of tho Turkish indemnity, and that payments bo made regularly m j future. Berlin, June 3. Owing to tho Emperor Frederick's action m adding a rescript to his assent to tho quinquennial Diet law, urging that there should bo freedom m voting, the Ministry have threatened to resign rather than promulgate the law m the direction requested.