Cautious Turkey

The Rnssian goverument has asked permissioD of Tnrkey to make measuromeuts of the sea of Marmora iu order to dotormine scieiit.ifically wliatchanpes havo oconrred throngh tho late carthqtiakes The porto has-giveu tho desired periuissiou, but tlie Russian rnan-ofwar will bo esoorted by a Tnrkish veasol, and a Turlcish naval offioer will asRist at all tho RcioDtifb oxaiuinutioua ol tho coast