LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 948, 18 June 1880, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN. {From Exchanges.) London, June Bth. An official statement has been pitol l shod to the effect that the Government have deckled to abolish flogging in the army and navy from next' /eav I .' Washington, June Bth, General Grant’s prospects of being again elected President of America are now improving. London, June 9tb. 11 is announced that Sir Bartlo Frere’s salary as High Commissioner at tho Cape has been stopped. This is said 1 to he not owing to the objection of tho Liberal party to Sir Barcle’s continuance in office, but to tho fact of the cessation’of his duties n? High Commissioner. The following-’vessels arrived at London from New Zealand, as follows:—Marlborough, from Port Chalmers, March 15th ; Otaki, from Port Chalmers March 28th ; Piako, from Lyttelton March 6th ; May Queen, from the Bluff February 24th; Glenora, fnin Napier Feb. 12tb; Lutterworth

from Wellington Feb. 13th ; Anazi, from! Auckland January 27 th.

June 10th. The total reserve in notes and bullion id the Bank of England is LI 0,025,000. Mr Gladstone, as Chancellor of the F.iccbeqner, proposes a retliictiori of the duty on wines and replacing the malt duty by a tax on beer. He further proposes to in crease spirit licenses, and to increase the income tax by 2d. The changes will show a surplus of L 350.000. June 11th. The increase 'which the Chancellor of tho Exchequer proposes to make" in the income tax will be a penny, and not two pence as first understood. The total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain is 1,300,000 quarters. June 12th'. In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Hiirtingtori,;Secretary of State for India, in reply to a question, said that the exact date for the evacuation of Cabul by the British troops was not yet fixed.

As a result of the circular note which was sent by the British Government last month to the European Powers, specifying means lor tho solritlop of the Greek, Montenegrin, and Armenian questions, the Great Powers have now presented a collective note'to the Sultan, informing him that he will be held responsible for the delay that lias taken place with regard to the cession of territory to Montenegro, and for his failure to execute necessary reforms in Armenia. The note further states that the Great Powers will insist op the Strict execution of the treaty of Berlin by Turkey. Tho Sultan has not yet replied to the note. The following vessels from New Zealand have arrived Hereford, from Lyttelton May 24 th ; Mar aval, from' Lyttelton’ May 20, H

June 14 til

It is now announced that Colonel Gordon: (Chinese Gordon) who has left for China has been invited there by the Chinese Go- - vernraout in view of difficulties with' Russia. There is considerable agitation in Turkestan, and the RatSian s' are reported to 1 be marching into Kashgar. June loth A long and animated debate took placo' relative to M. Laueour, the new French' ambassador. Mr O'Donnell attacked his' antecedents ; and the Right Hon. Mr Gladstone moved tiiht he bo not heard. The motion was ultimately withdrawn.