THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2433, 23 February 1909, Page 5

THE EUROPEAN SITUATION

THE AUSTRO-SERVIAN DlFFl■■■■4 CULTY. CONFERENCE OF AMBASSADORS. United Press Association. Copyright PARIS, Feb. 21. The French Minister of Foreign Affairs conferred with the British, Gorin an, Italian, and Russian Ambassa<for as to the possibility of collective proposals for the settlement of the Austro-Servian dispute. CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 21. The Servian Ministerial crisis has stopped Turkey’s negotiations wish Russia respecting the Bulgarian settlement and the Russian indemnity payments. j AUSTRIA WILL NOT ASSUME THE OFFENSIVE. SERVIAN PROVOCATION FEARED., (Received Feb. 22. 9.25 p.m.) . VIEinNA, Feb. 22. Official circles at Vienna declare that Austria will not assume the offensive./ ...* PARIS, Feb. 22. Austria’s declaration is credited in Paris, but Servian provocations are apprehended. . LONDON, Feb. 22. The “Times’ ” Belgrade correspondent affirms that M.~ Pass itch is the only Servian, politician who refrained from inflammatory language. The ex--citement is maintained at fever heat. The public apparently over-estimates the powers of Panslavism. The Montenegrins are irreconcilably warlike V and ignorant of outside affairs.

TURKEY AND BULGARIA. CONCILIATORY ATTITUDE OF THE POWERS. In response to the Porte’s circular complaining of Royal honors being bestowed on King Ferdinand at St. Pe : tersburg, Britain and France forwarded -trancjuilising despatches to the Porte, declaring that their entente with Turkey in the first instance, .and then with others,. must precede any recognition of the independence of Bulgaria. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 22. M. Isvofsky informed the Ambassadors that King Ferdinand expressed a desire to attend the funeral of his ielative by marriage. M. Isvoleky was careful to explain that his. reception , as a sovereign did not imply the formal recognition of Bulgarian independence, which could follow only aftci Turkey’s consent.