LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2967, 6 May 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[RECITER'S TELEGRAMS.] Bv Electric Telegraph—Copyright. > ——< THE DEMANDS OF GREECE ON THE GREAT POWERS. CANADIAN PARLIAMENT on HOME RULE FOR IRELAND. LABOUR RIOTS IN THE UNITED STATES. FORTY-FIVE PEOPLE KILLED AND MANY WOUNDED. MASSING OF MAHDITE ARABS NEAR DONGOLA. (Received May 0, 1.20 a.m.) London, May 5. The European Powers will present a fresh note to Greece to day on the subject of disarmament. Ottawa, May 4. The question of Home Rule for Ireland is now under discussion in the Canadian Parliament. (Received May 0, 11.45 a.in) New York, May f>. The labour i iocs at Chicago are now assuming a very serious phase. A meeting of Socialists, munUjiing fully fifteen thousand men. was held yesterday. The. City Police authorities ordered the crowd to disperse; but the Socialists offered a stubborn resistance, throwing explosive bombs among the police, killing five and wounding many others The police then fired upon the rioter--, forty of whom wen.; .shot dead and a hirg'- number wounde.-l. The •:;i".tt-'"-t eotis'c! natioo prevailed in the city, :ni:.ioess being to a large extent ai u sunustill,

Cairo, May 5. Advices from the frontior state that the Mahdite Arabs are massing in large numbers in the vicinity of Dongala. [special to press association. I London, April 29. The Australian Eleven have accepted the offer of the Chiswick Club's Ground to practice upon. Australian pears are being sold at the Army and Navy Cooperative Stores for 3d each.

Samples of tea grown in Fiji are approved by experts.

A pril 30. The Treasury will cable the result of the tenders for the ocean mail service when accepted. There is no prospect of a twenty-nine clays' service being obtained.

The Post Office authorities will consult with (he principal colonies before accepting any tenders for the Federal mail service.

The Minister of War of Greece has resigned, and he has bpen succeeded temporarily by M. Deliyaunis, the Premier.

The first issue of shares in the North British and New Zealand Investment Company is 100,000, of which fonrfifths is already subscribed. The Fijian, a new steamer, which has been built for the fruit trade between SjTlney and Fiji, has been launched.

There is grent diveisity among the tenders received for the federal mail contract, but it is believed that the foreign tenderers will be unsuccessful. May 1. The eight hours agitation in America is becoming general. Sir Luke S. Leake, Speaker of the Legislative Council of Western Australia, is seriously ill. The Mayor of Manchester will shortly entertain two hundred colonists at a banquet.

The Standard denounces the programme put forth by Sir Julius Vogel, and argues that it is not safe to lend money upon it.

The shipment of fruit by the steamer Austral, from Victoria, surpasses that sent hy the John Elder. The opposition to Mr Gladstone's Irish proposals is general, and sixty of the Liberals have declared their intention of voting against them. A number of others aro waveiing. If the second reading is carried b a narrow majority, Mr Gladstone will probably recast the proposals and bring them down again next session.

Sir Charles Gavau Duffy, writing to the Centemporaiy Review, argues that colonial analogies justify Mr Gladstone in his efforts to grant Home Rule to Ireland.

Lord Flartingtoti and Mr G"schen have held successful political meetings in Edinburgh and seveial other Scottish towns.

Mr John Motley has thrown out hints that important modifications will be made in Mr Gladstone's Irish proposals.

Moukhtar Pasha declines to modify his proposals regarding the Egyptian Army.

May 2. At the annua) banquet of the Royal Academy the Prince of Wales in his address praised the fine portrait of Lord Carriugton by Mr Frank Hoi I, R.A. He also dwelt with emphasis on the splendid character of the paintings at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition May 3. The hospitable reception extended to Admiral Knoir on his visit to the colonies has been favourably commented on in Germany. Lord Rnsebery holds that Mr Gladstone's Irish proposals absolutely promote Imperial federation, but Lord Selbome contends that their effect will be to repeal the union. The University of Glasgow has conferred the degree. r>f Ductor of Divinity on the Rev. David Pa ton, of Adelaide. A League has been established in Calcutta to agitate for autonomy for India similar to that allowed to Australia.

The Prince of Wales has accepted the present of some gigantic Queens, land shells.

Tlih Australian eleven are in excellent form.