CABLE MESSAGES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 398, 28 May 1880, Page 3

CABLE MESSAGES.

LATEST EUROPEAN

(Reuters Telegrams.)

[Special to Mail.]

London, May 26.

With the view to bring about the settlement of the territorial claims of Montenegro, under the Treaty of Berlin, the Austrian Government has made a proposal to the Great Powers that a blockade of Scutari, on the Albanian coast, should be forthwith proclaimed, so as to prevent Albanians obtaining reinforcements. The race for the Derby took place to-day, and resulted as follows:—Bendor, 1; ltobert the Devil, 2 ; Mask, 3. Albany, May 27. The P. and 0. Company's steamship Bangalore, with inwards Suez mail, dated London, April 23, arrived in King George's Sound io-day, (fboM the lyttelton times.) London, May 24. Mr Parnell, in the House of Commons, has given notice of a motion setting forth the necessity for granting Home Rule to Ireland. Five per cent. New Zealand 10-40 loan, 103 ; five per cent. New Zealand loan, 1889,1041 The wheat market is dull; tallow firm. At the wool sales to-day, 10,600 bales were offered, making a total of 272,500 bales catalogued since the opening. At to-day's auction prices were firmly maintained. May 24. In the House of Commons to-day b'ir Henry Drummond Wolff hit j.~>d need a motion in favor of a refusal beii.g given

to Mr JBradlaugh's claim for exemption from taking the oath. The House negatived the motion, but allowed an amended proposal to be referred to a Select Committco. May 25. At the wool siile to-ilny, 9300 bales have been offered, mw l<ing a total of 281,800 catalogued since the opening. The tone of the gulp was rather weaker. Sir William Vernon Harcourt, who was appointed Home Secretary in the new Ministry, but defeated in seeking re-election for. Oxford, has been elected for Derby in place of Mr Saniusl Plimso, ll resigned.