CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 2011, 31 December 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

THE WAS CLOUD IN EUROPE. MASSING Ob’ RUSSIAN TROOPS. THE POLITICAL CRISIS IN ENGLAND. London, December 28. There is no doubt that the Czar shot Count de Reutern, and it la believed that he also fired at a German military attache. His Majesty suspects all the officials of the household—with the exception of the imme» diate members of his family—with having designs on his life. There are many reports current that be is mentally deranged. The Daily Chronicle states that a regency is probable. December 29. Diplomatists in Some believe that Germany will attack France within a few weeks. It is reported that General Boulanger, French Minister of War, at the request of his colleagues, will only demand two million pounds for additional armaments. Fifty thousand Russian troops have been massqfl at Eishiner Beni, anf two other divisions are under orders to proceed to Bessarabia, whilst there are 800,000 men stationed at Kiel!. Montenegro is mobilising 88,000 men. It is staled that the Marquis of Salisbury desires that Lord Hartington should be Premier of a coalition Ministry, bnt the Conservative Party is understood to be adverse to such a step, and desire Lord Salisbury to remain Premier. At the same time they are willing that Lord Hartington and some of his friends should have Cabinet posts. Under any circumstance Lord Salisbury will not resign, and a dissolution of Parliament is not probable. A conspiracy to murder the Bulgarian Regents has been detected. Owing to snowstorms of nnparallelled severity and a furious gale which raged on Saturday night, telegraphic communication with the Continent has been completely stopped until today. Traffic on most of the railways in England and Scotland has been blocked by the heavy snowfall. Sydney, December 28. Those of the Prenssen’s passengers who have shown symptoms of small pox have been strictly isolated. Eleven cases among the passengers have been reported. Adelaide, December 29. Another case of small pox has occurred among the Prenssen's passengers who are at the Quarantine Station. The two patients have been isolated from the other passengers.