The Emperor of Austria has been "inaugurating" the canal cat
in order to tarn the great obstacle to the navigation of the Danube, the rocks called the Iron Gates. His Majesty was received by the Kings of Roumania and Servia at Bucharest, and exerted himself greatly to display warm friendship towards the former. At a banquet in Bucharest on September 2Sch King Charles acknowledged this friendship in terms of the deepest gratitude, spoke of the Emperor's "exalted wisdom," and hinted that the future of Austria and Roumania was now secure. Great efforts were made to dis- play the strength of the Roumanian Army, and it appears to be understood throughout Eastern Europe that Roumania has, formally or informally, been received into the Triple Alliance, and that some guarantee has been given to both Roumania and Servia that Constantinople should not go to Russia, lest, in the desire to open the land-road to that capital, the Czars should destroy the independence of the riverain States of the Danube. The visit is therefore considered one of the most serious importance.
