M. de Blowitz, in Tuesday's Times, tells a curious story
about a "thin sheet of paper" which was "circulated at Rome" on the evening of Thursday, October 15th, " in a manner sufficiently mysterious, and within only a small circle." This " thin sheet " was at first believed to contain passages from a despatch written by M. de Giers to the Czar, describing the conversation which took place at Monza during his interview with the King of Italy. Later, however, it was asserted that the " thin sheet " contained " the words spoken by M. de Giers to a high Italian personage before going to Monza." . " But," it was added, " there is reason to believe that he repeated them to the King." In any case, M. de Blowitz believes that the report accurately represents the substance of the representations made by the Russian Minister on behalf of his master.
