CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, 31 December 1895, Page 2

CONDENSED CABLEGRAMS.

London. The Great Powers propose that the foreign Cenauls at Aleppo should mediate between the Porte and the Zeitoun rebels. The Daily Telegraph's Vienna correspondent wires that the Porte'a refusal or delay of the reforms will mean the massacre of 15,000 Christians. The Prince of Wales, speaking at York, in reference to the N^w York World's articles, expressed his belief that the crisis would be arranged in a manner satisfactory to both I countries, and that the warmfriend.

ship which had existed for so many years would continue. The Times correspondent wires that the Prince of Wales, by his speech, showed that he well understood the feeling of parties in the United States, and that the opinion in the country r is that they can accept his message as being equally gratifying to both sides, and as being likely to be interpreted as expressing the Queen's sentiments. Lord Rosebery declares that an outbreak of war between two mighty nations over the Venezuelan dispute would be the greatest crime recorded in the history of the world. The Free Labourers' Association is assisting shipyard employees on strike on the Clyde. Herr Borchgrevink ia arranging for whalers to land a dozen scientists on Cape Adair, and to maintain them for a year or so, that they may thoroughly explore that portion of the Antarctic regions. The New York correspondent of the Daily Telegraph wires that Mr Olney, Attorney- General, haa tabled a motion that, in the opinion of the House, the Marquis of Salisbury should not construe the Commission as an act of hostility. Late telegrams are regarded as likely to restore financial confidence. An ex Australian statesman staying at Nice, in an interview, said that in the event of war the sympathy of the Irish Nationalists at Home and in Australia would be against England, as they believe that trouble would induce the British Parliament to grant Ireland autonomy similar to that of Bohemia. The Statist newspaper has received 78 essays for the £1000 prize offered by it for the best scheme for an Imperial Customs Union. Several of the essays are from the colonies.