MAIL NEWS.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1206, 20 November 1882, Page 2

MAIL NEWS.

Age Special. LONDON, Nov. 6. i Considerable activity exists in military i circles in Germany, ami the fortifications ] along the borders of the Empire are being 1 strengthened and increased. Nov. 10. The Turkish Government have decided to cede the Thessalian frontier to Greece, and i the Ottoman troops now assembled on the 1 boundary line Mill be immediately withi drawn. ! A discussion has arisen amongst the mein- | bers of the Turkish Government, and a i Ministerial crisis is imminent. The Egyp- : tian question is the main cause of the differ cnee M hich has arisen, and which will ne- ; cessitate a change of the Sultan's advisers. I The returns of the biennial elections for I the Lower House of Congress are now com- | plete, and the results show' that out of 293 members elected a majority of 50 has been returned on the Democratic ticket division. The election of 1880 is thus completely reversed, the Republicans on that occasion securing a majority.

No further open outbreaks have occurred, but a strong feeling is still manifested amongst the populace of Vienna against the police. The military arc patrolling the streets with a view of preserving order, and | the immediate suppression of any recurrence ! of violence. In various parts of Ireland the tenants i have refused to allow their holdings to be ! hunted over. A meet Mas held near Waterford, M'hcn the mob assembled and refused to allow the sport to proceed ; the members , of the Hunt becoming incensed, turned on : the mob and chased them from the field with hunting whips. The Queen will review the battalions of I Guards Mhich have recently returned from Egypt on Saturday, Nov. IBtli. I At a meeting of the Dublin City Corpora- I

tion a motion that the freedom of the city I should be conferred on Sir Garnet Wolseley ! in recognition of his eminent services in I Kgypt, was negatived. An attempt has been made by a sentinel j on guard at the Palace at Constantinople to I assassinate the Sultan, His Majesty was walking alone in the gardens attached to the palace { when a man advanced towards him in a threatening attitude. The Sv.ltail perceived ■ his danger, and ran from tlie spot, and his I cries for help attracted the notice of some of j his attendants, who secured the sentry before j he had time to overtake his Majesty, who | escaped entirely unhurt. Queen Marie Christina of Spain has given ! birth to a daughter. A seizure of bombs and other explosives ’ have been made by the police authorities ! at Pesth, the chief commercial city of Hungary. It is believed that they were inten- . ded to be utilised for a fresh attempt on the life of the Kmperor Francis Joseph of Austria. Nov. 14. The Arabs employed at Port Said coaling , steamers passing though the Suez Canal, i have for some time past been very insubord- I i inate in their conduct, and have caused much • delay in the traffic through the Canal by rei fusing to work when requested by masters lof vessels. After being repeatedly warned, I without any improvement taking place in ! their conduct, the Canal Company have disi pensed with the services of all Natives cm- 1 ployed in connection with the shipping at Port Said, and have replaced them by Europeans. The French Government are reducing the amount of the allowance paid to religious bodies subsidized by the State, and in consequence the salary of the Archbishop of I Paris will be reduced by the sum of ].">,000 francs per annum. The inhabitants of Jamaica have petitioned ; the Imperial Government to re-appoint Mr Musgrave to the government of the Island ; when his present term of office expires. The prayer of the petitioners will not be acceded to, as it has been definitely decided to appoint Sir Arthur Gordon, the present Governor of New Zealand, as Mr Musgrave’s successor. The policy of the Scanlon Government, with reference to the Basuto difficulty is very unpopular at the Cape of Good Hope, and a change of Ministry is impending in consequence.