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Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue II, 8 June 1880, Page 2

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, . ; Sydney, Mariday* 7 There is a prospect of" the strike of coal miners in Newcastle District being shortly terminated. Certain proposals have been made by Mr Lloyd;' which it is thought !may! M '< agreed to by both masters and men. Cooktown, Monday. Advices from Duke of York Island, to 80th May, confirm news recently of great distress among the Chandernagore Immigrants, who have now returned to Likiliki Bay. Nine more ... of the party have died of fever { and j^ ulcers from which they were suffering. When latest advices left New Ireland there were no - signa of. the; f Gteftigr vessel, which lately sailed Jrom Aden T . .with another batch of immigrants. i ! . Melbodbnb, i Monday. ,, ■»■>.* 1 1 John Muller, a Swiss who reoeatlxi ; :.f arrived from New Zealan^-domjoii^seffS^ suicide a day or two agD>in?3Mfelboi^tOf7,r Cemetery. The body ."was discovered today, and was found' to hate - beea^ horribly gnawed by rats. * . . / . ,v London, June 5. ,1:. At wool sale today, 8800 bales were offered, making a total of 872,600 catalogued since opening* . The firm tone which marked yesterday's sale was again sustained. The homeward mails', via Saj^H

Ftttty^/kew'Zedlanadatss April 24-27, were delivered ia London today. AJl^neqessary arrangements have *keen made for the approaching * European Conference to be held at Berlin. . £ord Odo Eussell, British Ambassador at Berlin, and General Sir Linton Simmons, will represent England. The Powers to be represented at conference have agreed to take the question of Greek claims first into consideration. The British Government are making efforts to prevent any serious conso;t occurring between Montane-, gro. and .Albania, and hopes are entertained that a peaceful solution of difficulty may be secured.