NEWS BY CABLE.

Pahiatua Star and Eketahuna Advertiser, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 July 1886, Page 3

NEWS BY CABLE.

I.ontxis. .Inly 6. Severe fight? have taken place on the frontier between the Turks and Montenegrins. The Spanish Senate have, hv a largo majority, rejected an amendment op posing the ratitication of the Anglo Spanish wme treaty. Three hundred and sixty-three convicts have embarked for New Caledonia. Mr Patrick Egan ha* summoned an Irish League Convention to meet in Chicago on August 18th. to discuss Irish affairs. Mr (iladstone is writing letters daily to the newspapers, which are querulous, arrogant, and almost insulting in their tone. It is expect* d that the Exhibition will be prolonged until December. The Orange Workman’s Club in Ihihliu was last night attacked by a body of noteri, when the occupant* of the building fired upon the mob and killed one n an and wounded thirty -six others. Niventy five Orangeman were aulnraqueutly mresud by 'be police. London, duly 7. The European Press consider that Batoum ceasing to lie a free port is a prelude to denouncing the Berlin Treaty, and is a blow at England. The First Australian parcels post lias Ins'll despatched, and some ceremony was made on the occasion by the post'd authorities. The owners of the fishing smack* seized by the Canadian Government refine to pay tun fines for illegal fishing in Canadian waters, and have appealed to the American Congress. H.M.S. Miranda, at present on the Australian tation, has lietui recalled, and will t* dismantled.

Mr William Crosby has been gaxatled Dutch Consul at Hohart.

At the request of the Boera, Germany will protect Uppingtoma. A now coinage will la* issued in commemoration of tbe (jiieen's Jubilee year. Sir A. E Havelock lia* refused to accede t*. tin B. "r*’ demand* in Zululand, and a ifi unlock has ensued. Paris, July 6. The fit-?* hatch, consisting of 800. of a lar/e number of convict* under sent*-! •• ..f transportation, have, been ctiipp.-d for New Caledonia. Co.saxAVTiNon.s, July <i. The Roe ion Government has notified to the Powers that Batoum. in the Black Non. has ceased to he a free port.