The Archive · 1887

Turkey and the Powers

London, 25th September, Some of the Powers are unlikely' to accept the Russian proposals. The Porte desires to continue vigorous.

[Were it not so stupid this message would be a good joke.—Ed, D.P.]

GERMANY AND BULGARIA, Constantinople, 16th September, In consequence of a Rustehuk journal insulting the German Vice-Consul, the German Government has applied to the Porte to sanction the passage of three German ironclads through the Dardanelles to proceed to Bulgaria and demand reparation, The Porte hesitates.

The Bulgarians have suppressed the journal, hoping to appease Germany.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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