The Emperors of Germany and Austria are not to meet
at Gastein this year. The reason assigned is that the German Emperor's health will not allow of so long a railway journey ; but as the Austrian Emperor could reach any appointed place in Germany, that reason is discredited. It is just possible that the younger Emperor is not delighted with the revelation which Prince Bismarck has thought fit to make about the Treaty ceding Bosnia, or even with his interference in certain other plane for partitioning the Balkans. It is now reported that a secret arrangement for the settlement of Bulgarian affairs was recently made between Austria and Russia, and that the revelation was intended as a hint to Vienna that keeping secrets from Prince Bismarck was not a wise course of proceeding. If he found them out for himself. he would not be bound to keep them. At all events, there is to be no meeting of Kaisers, and it is by no means certain that even the Chancellors will see each other. They do not wish to affront M. de Giers by leaving him in the cold ; and if he is invited, questions may come up on which the Govern- ments do not desire to admit that they are irreconcilable.
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