Show WAITING FOR WAR An Ominous Calm Before the Dogs Are Let Slip Recruiting the Russian Ranks From the Retired List Excitement in Paris Over Another Alleged Alliance Filling UI the nanlts ST PETEUSIJUKG April 24It is stated here that naval officers who have been retired on halfpay have been ordered upon up-on the active list pending the issue of the controversy between England and Russia A BREAK IN COMMUNICATION LONDON April 24The telegraph line between Meshed and Teheran Persia is broken Sir Peter Lumsden is thus prevented pre-vented from communication direct with London BEND IT TO AMERICA LONDON April 24 The Armstrong works at Newcastle having received an I I order from Russia for a large quantity of war material declined to fill it and have given notice to the British Admiralty of the nature of the order rIm FINANCIAL IULSi LONDON April 242 oO p mConsols opened at 55 for both accounts and continue steady this is 116 below the close last night Russian securities are quoted at 85 1 p l mConsols advanced to 551G for both 130 p m Consols 95 Russian securities 85V < > 3 p in Consols 95 330 p m Consols 95 11G A SENSATION IN PARIS PARIS April 24The breaking up of official relations between France and Egypt an announcement of which rupture rup-ture was made here this morning in a dispatch from Cairo was entirely unexpected unex-pected by the people and the news has created a great sensation This act of France is considered unmistakeable evidence evi-dence that there is an understanding be1 tween France and Russia GLADSTONE MAKES AN ANNOUNCEMENT LONDON April 24 In the House of Commons ibis I afternoon Gladstone announced an-nounced that the French ConsulGeneral left Cairo today The Foreign Office announces that the government have no information that Barrere has departed from Cairo ASKING FOR MEDIATION LONDON April 24In the House of Commons this afternoon M Labouchere and Mr Richard both radicals asked whether or not the government before deciding to go to war with Russia would seek the ollices of a friendly power to obtain a peaceable settlement Gladstone replied that never during the present correspondence with Russia or the discussion of serious questions at present before parliament had the government gov-ernment said anything in prejudice of the idea advanced by the questioners Gladstone said it decided itwas neither advisable nor convenient to make declarations declar-ations to Russia through parliament |