LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2957, 22 April 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[RBUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. » ——« PROPOSAL TO TREAT WITH REBEL ARABS. GREEK TROOPS for the FRONTIER, CLOSE OF THE WOOL SALES. STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS. (Received April 21, 3 p.m.) London, April 20. Her Majesty'd Government haa assented to the proposal put forward by the Khedive of Egypt that he should despatch a delegate to Wady Haifa in order to treat with the rebel Arabs for a cessation of hostilities. Athens, April 20. The troops composing the garrison of this city have been ordered to proceed to the frontier. The wool sales closed to-day. The quantity sold during the season was 230,000 bales. 46,000 bales are held are held over for next sales. San Francisco, April 20. The steamship Alameda arrived here from Auckland on the 18th inst. The steamship Mararoa left for New Zealand on the 17th inst., at 8 p.m. [special to press association.] London, April 15. The Crown Prince of Germany is suffering from an attack of measles. Obituary.—Mr H. P. Hughes, of the firm of Hughes and Sons, wool brokers.

Dr. Ahearne, of Queensland, who went Home to advance the separation of that colony, has been lecturing in the interests of the North, and has demanded autonomy for that district. Mr Harold Hatfcon said that the North had never had a fair share of the loans, but Mr Garrick, Agent-General, denied that there had been any partiality in the distribution of them, and insisted on the advantage to be gained by the colony remaining intact. Mr Murray Hatton presided.

Earl Ctiwper presided at the meeting held to consider Mr Gladstone's Irish proposals. The Earl of Derby and the Duke of Ar<>yle wrote expressing their concurrence with the motion before the meeting. The Marquis of Hartington denied the competence of the present Parliament to enact a measure which would have the effect of bringing about all the evils of separation without any of its benefits. The Marquis of Salisbury and Mr Goshen delivered eloquent orations, and met with a splendid reception.

April IS

The large dock at Tilbury, which has been in course of construction for some time past, has been opened. Mr Parnell, in a speech, warned the Irish landlords that the offers now made for the purchase of their lands will not be repeated. Hs regards Mr Chamberlain's scheme as dangerous, despite all that may be done towards modifying it. In consequence of the cholera at Brindisi, the mail steamers will not be permitted to touch at -Alexandria or other Egyptian ports. April 19. Intelligence from Madrid states that a priest who had been dismissed his order has, out of revenge, mortally wounded a bishop of that city. News is to hand of a ien-ibl<« conflagration at, Stry, a town of thirteen thousand inhabitants, situated on the

river of the same name in the province of Galicia, in Anstro-Hnngary. 'Die greater portion of the town was de sfcroyed, and fully one thousand of tlio inhabitants wore rendered perfectly homeless.

Greece has refused to comply with the request of tin? Powers to disarm. A large force of Turks have ordered the Greeks to evacuate Zark s H-ights on the frontier.