CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 4 August 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME. AND FOREIGN NEWS. ' r.F.UTEP. : S TELEGRAM, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, August 2. Government have recalled Sir Bartle Prere from the Governorship of Cape Colony. Mr. Gladstone is doing as "well as can be expected from the nature of his illness, but the feverish symptoms which accompany congestion of the lungs continue.

Later. The Right Hon. Mr. Gladstone is progressing favorably. The cricket match, Austi-alians v. Gloucestershire County team, at Clifton, was commenced to-day. The attendance at the match was very large throughout the day. The Australians went first in and were all out for 110 runs, Macdonald being caught for 42 runs. The Home team then went in for their first innings, and when the stumps were drawn, for the day, had lost six wickets for 120 runs.

August 3. The illness of the Right Hon. Mr. Gladstone has caused great excitement in England and abroad. He still continues, however, to improve, but it is believed he will be unable to attend the House of Commons during the remainder of the session. Constantinople, August 3. The Turkish forces in the disti'icts of Epirus and Thessallv have been increased to the extent of 50,000 troops in view of possible hostilities with Greece. .'(.EOT A CJSTRALIAN NEWS. (RETTTER'S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, August 4. The portfolio of Postmaster-General in Mr. Berry's Ministiy is still unfilled. It is expected that Sir John O'Shannassy will assume an independent attitude in the Assembly during the present session, Jn the re-elections of Ministers, several are being opposed. King George's Sound, August 3. Arrived—P. and O. Company's steamer Matara with inward Suez mail, which left London on July 2.