CABLE NEWS.

Patea Mail, 3 August 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS.

(Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.) TURKEY BEGGING TIME. COERCION BY THE POWERS. London, July 31. The Great Powers have declined a proposal made by Turkey to re-open the question of the ratification of the Greek frontier. The Powers are determined to coerce Turkey into a strict execution of the Berlin treaty, and the naval demonstration by a joint fleet under a British admiral is in preparation. RENOVAL OP KELLY. Melbourne, August 1. Ned Kelly is fast recovering, and has been sent to Beechworth. His trial on charges of bushranging, including murder, will be commenced shortly. ENGLISH ELECTION CORRUPTION. London, July 31. Mr J. G. Dodson, President of the Local Government Board in Mr Gladstone’s Ministry, having been unseated for Chester owing to corrupt practices by his agent, has now been elected for Scarborough, Sir H. Jonnstonc having retired in his favor. IRISH RELIEF BILL. London, July 31. In the House of Lords the Irish Relief Bill has passed through committee, and stands forjthird reading. REFORMING GAME LAWS. Jondon, July 31. In the House of Commons a Bill for conferring privileges on tenants with regard to shooting hares and rabbits has been rend a second time. AUSTRALIAN CRICKET TOUR. London, July 31. A cricket match Australians v. eighteen of Alexandra Club at Crewe was resumed to-day. The Australians jn their second innings were all out for 257, Blackham being caught out for 49. The Crewe team in their second innings lost eight wickets for only 29. The match was drawn in favor of the Australians.

SERVIA PREPARING FOR WAR. London, July 80. Servia is busily engaged making warlike preparations and mobilising an army. It was the action of this small state which brought on the late war between Russia and Turkey, LONDON WOOL SALES. London, July 29. Arrivals of wool to date for the next auctions amount to 300,000 bales ; the total probable quantity to bo offered is 320,000 bales. THE DISASTER AT CANDAHAR. RENEWING THE WAR. London, July 30. In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, made a statement concerning the disaster at Candahar, and said that though further details were reassuring, the defeat would prolong the war, and it had been decided to send reinforcements from. England to Afghanistan.