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ff« [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] By Electiuc Telegraph—Copyright. *_._< GREECE AND THE GREAT EUROPEAN POWERS. ; MAILS AND COMMERCIAL. (Received May 10, 1.15 a.m.) London, May 8. In the absence of Ministers, the Charges d'Affairs of England, Germany, Italy, Austria, arid Turkey have delivered a joint note from their respective Governments, declaring a blockade of the Grpek ports. The combined fleets have now rendezvoused at Suda Bay, awaiting orders before proceeding further. The Official Journal published an article to-day disclaiming all hostile intention on the part of Greece, and stating that the movement of troops to the northern frontier was merely a precauionary measure against a sudden attack. The mails which left Auckland by the steamship Mariposa in March wer> delivered here to-day, via San JFrancisco. New Zealand frozen mutton has fallen to 5d per pound. The wool market continues quiet; 300,000 bales have arrived to date for the coming colonial auctions. The rotal quantity of wheat afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,870,000 quarters.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2970, 10 May 1886, Page 2
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