CABLEGRAMS.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 204, 7 June 1878, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS.

, .'. '-T riiT'j.'''; .Jj (JReuHer's Special,) ' .'•,/ .;J • Vienna, May 29. .§ Count Andrassy has stated that the-lp territory remaining-, 10 to Turkey must|| ! be secured to, her, Austria objects to>jl the proposed two years' Russian 'bccii-'j pation of Roumanian Austria hal' agreed J| to the proposals for. fostering and dd-fj veloping the Christian populMrori-^ofil Turkey, but she has objected' t&> the tf seyei'ance of Austria's natural. means oC|| communication with the East. ' 'vft LoNDON,:-Ma^3l^ g It is probable that the' British iron-ff clad squadron will retire to Besika.Bay^i and the Russian troops to Dedeaghatch,.!! on the iEgeanSea, as a prelude ;to f'th'e-f Congress, ..' jj June 1. jf The question between Count 'Schou- j valoffand the British Government ; hasp been decided and there will be no. delay! in the issue of the invitations, to the-f Powers to attend the Congress. "". ' :, \\' J The second ironclad sunk is tbaS Gralszaar Curiums, (sic) and • it is toe-fg lieved that two hundred and fifty; havef been drowned. The accident - was| caused by the Koenig* Wilhelnr porting Ji her helm suddenly to avoid colliding'! with the barque Russell. , . ... 1 ' Gurney, the banker is dead. "' ' % Mr Martin died this, evening in; the- *| library of the House of Commons. f Lords Beaconsfield and Lyons repre-ff sent England at the Congress.: -.-.< ■■[ % Money is plentiful, with slack dis-1 count. •■• : 5 g The market for Colonial debenturesvt is brisk ; those of New Zealand .were! weakened by the new loan, .: r'u| The wool sales continue, firm, ,and|! prices have recovered from the tem-if porary relapse. \ ' - : Tlif ' Wheat is dropping and has declined!! Is 6d to 2s. ■ | London, June 3; j The London papers predict a favomyl able settlement of the whole Eastern!! Question. M. Waddihgton represents!! France at the Conference, England's! representatives will, be , the Earl ", of f Beaconsfield and the Marquis of Saiiß-|| bury, and not Lord Lyons as previously! stared. .. -. & The following special telegram fc| published by the Star : — • • J"^ Tt was on Sunday that the Emperor:! William was shot at, as he was driving!! in the Unter-der-Linden, Berlin. The 5 j would-be assassin used a ship's pistol.-*! The shot struck the Emperor on the arnif and in the face. Be was. at once con-1? veyed to the Imperial Palace, where theii surgeons are extracting the pellets*! The patriotic excitement over His Im-f perial Majesty's second escape recently! from assassination is unbounded. | •.-June' _y Jj The Chancellor of the Exchequer injj presenting the diplomatic correspond dence to Parliament said the Britisbf Government accepted the German in~t vitation to a European Congress fori the free discussion of the San Stefanoj Treaty,' conditional upon the pjher!f powers accepting. ' ' w 1 The Marquis of Salisbury and Siri Stafford Northcote read the invitatioaj to the Congress to discuss. the wholill treaty at Berlin on tbe 13. "" ' Ea'chf Power sends its Premier' and Foreign'* Minister. ■■°*& The race for the Championship of thej Thames takes place to-day, HigginsJ and Elliot are now here, „ , „-> || . Constantinople, June 1. ir I The Roumelian insurgents are wellf armed apd occupy . .impregnable ? posi-l tions from which the Russian troops arej| powerless to dislodgethem. ' • ' !t p ,- ■. • :.:• .' Juno 3.,'ii The Russian troops, have unsuccess-J§ fully attacked the Roumelian, insur-ff gents. - 'If Berm, June £ J& TheVEmperor is recovering, but. hasj lost much blood.. .The surgeoDS hayel extracted thirty .pellets.'tbe.'Emperor/re'j taining jjhis usual coolness tliroughbut|| the operation." The w6uld-be ; assassinS is supposed to be a Socialist.- The Em-i peror' is now considered 'to. be out "om danger. ; *.- . :.-' -• .■ : ■ •-, ,■•; , <\> '■-.: -' :- :,t tm (Special to tUe Tress Agency:)' f| London, May 31r I The Centenary of Voltaif eTwas ob-fl served in Paris. ■ ' ' .<>.-,. „ , & Victor Hugo made, an oration,; but ftp public display was forbidden;; ) .1 London, June 1. m Consols, 97^ ; bank ratei : 2i ;'; markelri rate, If; Adelaide' wheatf, 555;:5753 flour, 395 ; New Zealand, securities u_i|| changed.' '■.'.' • ''. s '"' - ;|f| The Bank of England has opened all subscription for the; New 2saten& 5> perjj cent. Loan. of ,3|- -millions. : ; r'J ;. ; = ' -.<M The Australians, won, the- match withij Yorkshire by six wickets.' Tb^'arej now favourites for all the other matcheist j The team, the; Maryl.ebone.CJttb playedS against them last week comprised somel of the best of England's players. The! English Eleven' comprised W. r G. GFaceJ A. N, Hornby, Booth, A,' W. ; UidlejM A. J. Webbe, Wild,; Fl^r^{^rnpna Tom;Hearne, Shaw, ;ancl;jMorley>; '■s 'I : /M London, June 2,'ilJ The Standard reports the health- pfi the Popoto beiprecaribus. 'He desire-fj to abdicate. „ - - Dr Noblin^, occupying appartinents)^ I in\the"Unter-(^n-Linden,tshp¥ Germai^^^mperor^at.^.^ arid wounded him 'in'the^rm^^ witli Vslu^B 'and iett^lli^h^^^he^_Sn^B perp^; returnecl M;^'PaJ^^o%-BWg^^ -^eatoentJV^he'iisafiS : c^rhrnU''suicide^ r^/.'^ -.' -W^^v^^W^