GABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 153, 5 June 1886, Page 2

GABLE NEWS.

CkEUTEHS TELEGRAMS.! Received June 5, 2 a.m. Athens, June 3. The notification of the disarmament by the Greek Government has been accepted by the Powers. It is believed the blockade of the Greek ports will shortly be raised. New Yobk, June 4. The excitement in the United States consequent on the action of Canada in seizing an American vessel for alleged contravention of the Fisheries Regulations is still continuing. Public atten* tion is being largely directed to the I matter. Londok, June 2. The Australian mails per Messageries, Caledonian, Melbourne, 24th April were delivered to-day via Marseille". j ' Sir Saul Samuel will sign a contract j with the Orient Company for the conj veyauce of a parcels' post. I The wreck of the Ly-ee-moon has ' caused some excitement here and the names ef those drowned are anxiously awaited. _ The Prince of Wales was present at a i lecture delivered by Major J. C. Colomb {ob the subject of Imperial defence. The ' Duke of Cambridge, who was present urged the co-operation of the Colonies j in order to effect such a defence, and I further he believed the only present obstacle in the way of carrying out the scheme was that ot the necessary taxai tion. A. It is stated that it is impossible for j the Government to prevent the sale of frozen meat as Home produce, i Austria is incensed at certain aggros'sire actions of Hungary. The Daily News considers that tho. hanks in meddling with land mortgages have nearly provoked a crisis in Aus- • tralia. i The division on the seoond reading of the Irish Land Purchase Bill will be : taken oa Friday, Nearly one hundred ' Liberals have pledged themselves to vote . against it. [ The Ulster men are still preparin , I hut their activity is not seriously regarded , at preseht. June 3. ' The sculling race between Buhear and ; Nelson took place to-day. Nelson was • defeated bj three lengths. i Spofforth, the Australam bowler, has I met with an accident, having dislocated ) the third finger ef his right hand. The - doctor states tbat ths injury wdl disable L him from playing for at least three weeks. r Grantham Berry, Agent-General of [ Victoria, had an interview to«day with i Lord Roseherry, Secretary of State for , Foreign Affairs, touching on the New l Hebrides question. L>rd Rosebery informed him that the Frenoh Government had absolutely declined to cede the island ' et Bapa te Great Britain.

Negotiations for the establishment of a parcels post between England and the Australian colonies are in a forward State. It is expected the service will be commenced on the Ist July. Washington, June 3.

Herr Most, editor of the Socialist Journal, at Chicago, who was| charged with inciting the lato riots in that oitv has been sentenced toa year's imprisonment, in addition to paying a fine of five hundred dollars.

The Hon. Glover Cleveland, President of the United States, was married to-day to Miss Folsom.