NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE foreign situation is still overshadowed by the dangers and difficulties arising out of the Turkish-Italian War —u war which the circumstances described by us elsewhere prevent the Italians from ending. On Wednesday the Porte decided to reopen the Dardanelles to neutral shipping on the same conditions as before the recent bombardment. It bad not been expected that the Porte, in spite of the strong representations by the British and Russian Foreign Offices and others, would consent to more than a provisional opening to ease the great congestion of traffic which had been causing heavy losses to shipping. The Porte is to be congratulated on its moderation and consideration for international interests. We may also perhaps take the decision as a sign of Turkish confidence in the impregnability of the Dardanelles.
