The Archive · 1908

A Diplomatic Incident

London vi Bombay, February 9.

The Tsar has ordered Prince Ouroussoff, Russian Ambassador at: Vienna, to return to St. Petersburg.

This step has given rise to much comment, in view of the annoyance felt ip Russia on the subject of Baron Aehrenthal's speech to the Hungarian Delegation on January 27. The Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs stated that he hoped shortly to effect a junction of the Austrian, Turkish and Greek railway systems at Larissa, thus establishing through communication with Athens and providing the shortest route from Central Europe to Egypt and India.—Reuter. terprise.

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