CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 533, 15 June 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) COERCING TURKEY. London, 12fh. As tlio result of a circular note which was sent by the British Government last month to the European Powers, specifying means for the solution of the Greek, Montenegrin, and Armenian questions, the Great Powers now presented a collective note to the Sultan informing him that he will be held responsible for the serious delay that has taken place in the cession of territory to Montenegro, and for his failure to execute the necessary reforms in Armenia. The note further states that the Great Powers will insist on a strict execution of the Treaty of Berlin by Turkey. The Sultan has not yet replied to the note. TROUBLES IN AFGHANISTAN. Calcutta, 12th. The report which was recently circulated to the effect that Ayoub Khan was making warlike preparations to wrest Candahar from the descendants of Shere Ali is now confirmed. The latest intelligence from Afghanistan states that, owing to defections from his supporters, Ayoub Khan’s movement has now totally collapsed. CLOSE OF WOOL SALES. London, Bth. The wool sales closed to-day. The total quantity sold during the series was 360,000 bales, and 25,000 bales held over. Merino wools closed at par, and cross-brcds 2d to 3d lower, coarse sorts being 4d lower. SIR BARTLE FRERE. i June, 9th. It is rumoured that Sir Bartle Frere a salary as High Commissioner at the Cape has been stopped, This is said to be not owing to any objection of the Liberal party to Sir Bal tic’s continuance in office) but to the fact of the cessation of his duties as High Commissioner. HOMEWARD SHIPS. London, 9th. Per -Merchant Shipping and Underwriters’ Association : Arrived Marlborough, fmm Port Chalmers March 15th ; Otaki, from Port Chalmers March 2nd? Piako, from Lyttelton March 6th ; May Queen, from Bluff May 24th; Glenora, from Napier February 12th ; Lutterwoithj from Wellington Feb. 13th ; Anazi, from Auckland January 27th.

THE ENGLISH BUDGET. London, dlli. ' Mr Gladstone, as Chancellor of the Exchequer, proposes to reduce the import duty ou, wines, and to replace the malt duty by a tax on beer. He further proposes to increase the cost of spirit licenses and to increase the Income Tax by 2d. These changes will show a surplus of £380,000. June 11 tli. The increase which the Chancellor of the Exchequer proposes to make in the Income Tax will be only one penny, and not twopence at as first understood. ASCOT CUP DAY. London, 9th. The race for the Ascot Gold Cup took place to-day, and resulted as follows : Isonomy, Ist; Chippendale, 2nd ; Zut, 3rd. LONDON MARKETS. June 11th. Total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britan, 1,650,000 quarters. Best Australian beef tallow, 32s Gd ; mutton ta110w,,34a 6d. Five per cent New Zealand 10-40 loan, 104. New Zealand loan, (1889), 1024. - INTERNATIONAL CRICKET. ' London, 11th. The match between the Australians and Yorkshire County team at Dewsbury was concluded to-day. The Home team in their second innings were all out for 100 runs. Spofforth . took, six wickets,. The Australians then went hi for their second innings,and won tha match by five wickets McDonald was caught after making 47 runs. •• BISMAEK AND THE CATHOLICS. ?: • (Berlin, 11th. A committee of the Lower House of the (German Parliament has rejected the bill which was introduced by the Government for the mitigation of the Falk or May Laws, in the direction of providing large concessions to the Catholics in Geimany.

CHILI AND PERU. r ‘ Valparaiso, 9th. The .Chilians have captured the Peruvian seaport of Arica, ■ . . • EVACUATION OF CABUL. , London, 12th. . In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, replying to a question, said the exact date for the evacuation of Cabul by British troops was not yet. fixed GREEK FRONTIER COMMISSION. '/ London, 12th. . It has been announced that a European * will despatch a special commission to Greece, to settle the, frontier . -question bn the spot. outward steamship, i : •/ ; v:;■ >ii ■; London,l2th. ;, r[7Pi e Orient Company’s steamship Patbsi ! : sailed from. Plymouth to-day, for Aus- , tralia. ; ■ T - - - ; ; _ REFORM BILL. - | Melbourne, 11th.; ' • Itda thought probable that a division on “ the Reform 1 Bill will take place bn Thursday next. ■

WOOL EXHIBITS. Melbouni“. 11fh. The lime for the receipt of wool entries inr tire Melbourne Exhibition has been exii'inbd to Ist December, and wool will be delivered up to December 23rd. FAILURE. Melbourne, Monday. Peter Lalor, member of the Assembly) and formerly Minister of Trade and Customs in the Berry Government, has called a meeting of his creditors.