LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

Kumara Times, Issue 2969, 8 May 1886, Page 2

LATEST BRITISH AND FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. >—< GREECE AND THE GREAT POWERS' ULTIMATUM. THE IRISH ARMS ACT. THE HOME RULE BILL. THE UNITED STATES LABOUR RIOTS. ARREST OF AN ENTIRE SOCIALIST NEWSPAPER STAFF. DEPARTURE OF FOREIGN MINISTERS FROM GREECE. (Received May 7, 3.15 p.m.) London, May 6. In the House of Commons to-day, Mr Gladstone stated, in reply to a question, that if the reply of Greece to the last note presented by the Powers was of an inadequate nature, immediate steps would be taken by them to secure the object they had in view. (Received May 8, 1.15 a.m.) May 7. It is announced that the Greek Government has refused further explanations in reply to the ultimatum of the Powers, and the Envoys of the several countries will leave Athens today. The Greek troops are said to be concentrating on the northern frontier. In the House of Commons last night, Mr John Morley, Chief Secretary for Ireland, introduced a bill providing for the temporary prolongation of the Irish Arms Act. The amount carried forward to the reserve by the London Chartered Bank of Australia is £19,000, not £BOOO, as telegraphed.

Per Merchant Slapping and Underwriters' Association :—Arrived Waitangi, from Port Chalmers, January 18th j Cairo, from Auckland, January 16th; Wttikato, fiom Napier, December 20)h ; Waihora, from Oamaru, February Ist. (Received May 8, 12 p.m.) Night. In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Hartington gave notice that he would move the rejection of the Home Rule Bill on its second reading (Received May 7, 3.15 p.m.) New York, May 7. The authorities are taking vigorous measures against the Socialist agitators in the United States. The entire staff of the German Socialist newspaper, published at Chicago, have been arrested, charged with murder in connection with the recent riots in that city. (Received May 8, 2.15 p.m.) Athens, May 7. All the Foreign Ministers have left with the exception of the Repivspntatives of Russia and France, the former of whom is awaiting orders from his Government. That portion of the combined squad-

roii which was sutioued at PhaJerum lias gone to join t lie main body in Suda Bay, Crete. Constantinople, May 7. M. Condonoriot, Greek Minister t.: the Sublime Porte, has been recalled.