The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1878-07-10
FoREIGN NEWS.

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| By the arrival of TIA steamship Zealandia from
Sydney and Aucklsai we have ,elegraphic news
down to the oath ultc, which is to the effect that
Russia refuses any further concessions than those
heretofore made to England and that Austria and
England are in accord to the line of policy to be
pursued. There is really no definite information
to the proceedings of the Congress at Berlin. and
will have ourselves till the arrival Of the
news from the Coast, which will be due the 18th
inst. Then it is to be hoped will receive
definite intelligence of the doings of the Congress-
The following dispatches come to through the
Auckland Evening Star of the Path of June last.
| LoSDos.-It is announced that Russia refuses any
concessions beyond those granted under the agree
with Eugaud. arranged by the Marquis OF Sails
! bury aud Count SchOuvaluf.
| BERLIs.-Austria and England demand an imme
dats d.eOntinuancs of the Russian occupation of
| Bulgaria, and that after the conclusion of peace
| Turkish garrisons shall occupy the Balkans.
| Earl Beacons6ed mais taIns that the continuance
Of the sitting of the Congress Conditional
Russas Withdrawal Of her troops from COnsts ntino
! pie. WhereupOn the Russian plenipotentiaries ap-
| peaied to tue Car.
The Times this morning announces that Russia,
| England, and Austria have agreed regarding tie
boundaries of new Bulgaria.
The oluwing article from the Star gives the views
the question: which we transfer to our columns,
because there is much interest felt by people
| on the impending negotiations at Berlin.
special cable message from our London cores
pondent which reached Auckland shortly before two
o'clock thi. morning June "a, announces Rus
STA has declined To make further concessions at the
Congress than those guaranteed uuder the reement
with England. The despatch of special courier
the Car, and the unusual military preparations aud
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outline to the statement. And although the
sions made to England under the memorandum
signed by the Marquis Of Salisbury aud Count Schou-
vaOf, SO far as they are known. do not comprehend
such settlement expected from the yruent
opponents of Bulgarian autonomy and the staunch
uphOlders of Ottoman integrity, there is retribute
justice about the consideration paid to English in
erests in Asia and the Straits while Austrian schem
ing and shutting is repaid by cOntemptuOus ndif-
erence. The Austrian game had been repeated
often and was too palpable to succeed. Count An
Grassy hoped by playing of England against Russia
to make good terms for Austria at cheap rate. 1t
openly bvasted in Austrian journals that Russia
would have to pay high price tor Austrian neu-
traity, contending, the Vienna correspondent Of
the "Berne Bund" remarked, that 1.-The bOlder Eng
lands bearing, the more must Russia seek to pro-
pitiate Austria" There was, however, very large
section Of intelligent Austrian and German writers
who doubted whether England would blindly play
into Austrla's hands. The German press. excepting
recognized official journals, has the whole, since
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English open declarations against the Treaty VI San
Stefano, and opposed the uncertain steered
by Austria. The "AligeDeine Zetung," one of the
most influential journals of Southern Germany, in a
late issue, ventured prediction respecting the issue
of the diplomatic tournament which has been re-
markably fulfilled in the Anglo Russian agreement:
Count Andrassy imagines that Russia does not
see through his maneuyre of hectoring and buster
ing, but taking no further steps compel compli-
auce. he wants Congress, he says, and then he
J He is a mar
and imagines be is mistaken for public man. He
would have no particular objection to Englands res.
cuing Europe all by herself, provided it Austria
nothing and she certain that the friend of her
friend would stand by her too And England alone
England will maintain her own she will do what
her position maritime Power and her prestige in
Asia demand OF her. She will quietly LOOK on
while Russia takes possession Of CunstsntnOple and
the Straits. Rather than this she will stay there
herself She will take care Of hereelf leaving the
others TO their fatee. l.. their cunning. If
sary, she will occupy Gallipo and find firm footing
on the shores of the BOspborus, sweep the Black Sea
and nestle down in Trebizond. Where England
plants her foot, there she stands firm. She comes
but she doe notgo away again. She will there have
time to consider Russian propositions at her
ponder long over them, and say Mo- until her adver
sary is checkmated. She must wait awhile for the
in Asia If inevitable she will go at it with I'M
diminished ardor. while the Russian army, held
fast in Roumania Bulgaria and Thrace, will melt
sway and shrink into notbing-just like the paper
rOuOe. Possibly the green nag oil the prophet may
be unfurlcd some day by England in Asia. One
thing We must not expect from England-that she is
to 90 to war on behalf of Eur pc. 10 some sort she
, viii have to do battle for Europe. but only because
some Ot her interests iDsepgrable from European
interests. But where this community of interests
ceases, England will defend none but English blood
and money against M"ngoiian highwaymen. If she
, prOvOkes war, she knows why, and knows she
is in the right and ii Rnssa comedies To her and to
her alone, all that she asks feel ggreved.
And if England, by her language and her war prep
arations, does really compel peace, one can take
merit to himself for not having gone with her and
helped her to peace out of Russia and still
England would have right her side. She would
have been in imminent danger of war; and only he
t who ventures deserves to win"
The of settlement in the event the Congress
failing. defined bv Earl Salisbury md accepted by
Russia, relates wholly Englaud's interest ia Asia
and the Dardanelles Everything of consequence to
Austriathe closing of the Danube by the retroces
sion of ROum ania, and the erection of Slav nation.
atty under Russian dOmnatiOn-were left ed
Since it became clear that England would sim ply
look alter her own concerns, Austria has adopted
much more decisive and pronounced attitude, and
to-day's kilograms represent her as cooperating
warmly with England in limiting the results Of the
The demand that Turkey shall occupy fort.
resses on the Balkan ranges, which lie in the heart
of Bulgaria is essential the preservation Of
small slice of TurSey left by the new partition
However reluctant Russia may be to grant this and
other concessions that may be demanded if Austria
and England are resOute and united in pressing
them there is very little doubt that the tel ms will be
assented to- And warned by the danger of being
dropped between two stools it is possible that
Austria will for act with frmness and sincerity
There is NO other important news from the Colo
! MES.