CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 17 May 1881, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

RECEIVED LAST NIGHT.

( Reuter's Despatches to the Mail.) THE PRINCES ARRIVED. Albany, May 16th. H.M.S. Bachante, with Prince Albert Victor and Prince George of Wales on board, arrived in King George’s Sound to-day, with her rudder disabled. She parted company with the Detached Squadron on Tursday last.

ARRESTS IN IRELAND. Dublin, 14th. Several further arrests have been made in Ireland under the Coercion Act. WOOL SALES. London, 14th. At the wool sale to-day 7,800 bales were catalogued. Tone of auction was quieter, but steady. Cross-breds are about Id lower than last sales- Sales close on Bth July. FURTHER DELAYS IN RESPECT OP GREECE. Athens, 13th. Negotiations continue between the Greek and Turkish Government regarding the proposed transfer of territory in Thessaly and Epirus to Greece. The Porte now attaches certain conditions to the surrender, and their discussion delays the conclusion of a formal convention between the two Governments. ITALY AND PRANCE. Rome, 13th. There is a division of opinion in the Ministry as to action which should be taken by Italy in view of the French position in Tunis. Several meetings of the Cabinet have been held, but no understanding could be arrived at, and the Liberal members of the Ministry have in consequence tendered their resignation to the King. TURKISH TROOPS in THESSALY Athens, 14th. Notwithstanding the understanding arrived at last month between Turkey and Greece on frontier question, the Porte continues to despatch bodies of Turkish troops to those districts in Thessaly which it was arranged should form part of the extended Greek frontier. This action on the part of Turkey causes much uneasiness throughout Greece, and the sinceaity of the Porte’s undertaking is generally mistrusted. FRENCH WAR with TUNIS ENDED Paris, 13th. A telegram has been received from Tunis announcing that a settlement of the Franco-Tunisian difficulty has been brought about. On the arrival of the French troops outside the City of Tunis the Bey despatched envoys to negotiate with the French commander. The latter demanded as an ultimatum that the Bey should give substantial guarantees that perfect order would be maintained on the frontier, and that he should agree to receive a French Resident at the capital. These conditions were ultimately accepted, and were embodied in a treaty of peace which has since been signed between the French Commander and envoys of the Bey. In consequence of the settlement arrived at the French troops will now enter the city. London, 14th. News of the treaty signed between France and the Bey of Tunis has caused considerable astonishment throughout Europe. Rome, 13th. The news of the surrender of the Bey of Tunis, and the terms of the treaty which has been agreed to, have caused great excitement throughout and indignation is generally expressed the at action of France. It is expected that diplomatic representations will at once be made to the French Government with regard to the position of the Bey and the autonomy of the Tunisian people as affected by the treaty.