CABLEGRAMS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1234, 20 November 1882, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

')4 o\ ' JIEOTBR's TELEQJsJiIsp'. / "AGE''SPECIALS, ---'.'••"'^-LONDON,— -rr November 6th. i Considerablei activity exists in military, oirdes of Germany, : and' fortifioalibna along the borders of the Empire are being strengthened and increased, ' : 10th Nevember. .The Turkish Government- has decided to cede the Theasalian frontiers to Greece, and, the Ottoman 'troops now assembled on the boundary line.will be immediately' withdrawn. '.'•' '.;''. Dissension has arisen amongst members oftthe Turkish Government, and a ministerial crisis is' imminent. The Egyptian question isthemain cause of the difference whioh has. arisen; and which .will necessitate, a chauge ofVthe.Sultan's advisers. '

The return of the Biennial elections for the Lower House of: Congress: are now complete, and results show that out of 298 members elected a majority, of SObas been returned on the Democratio ticket. The decision of the election of 1880 is thus completely reversed. No further open outbreaks have occurred, but a strong.feeling is still manifested amongst the populace of; Vienna against the police. The'military aro patrolling the Btreets with a view of preserving order, and the immediate suppression of any recurrence of violence. In various parts of Ireland the tenants have refused to allow their holdings to be hunted over. A meet was held near Waterford, when a mob assembled and refused to allow the sport to proceed; The members of tho hunt becoming incensed turned on tho mob and ohased them from the field with their hunting wh'ps,. :: ■

The Queen will review the batallion of Household troops which has recently reiurned from Egypt at. Whitehall on Saturday next, 18th. . ■ '■, It has been moved at a meoting of the Dublin City Corporation that the freedom of the City should be conferred on Sir Garnet, Wolseley in recognition of bis eminent serviosin Egypt. The morion, on being put to the meeting, was negatived.

An attempt has been made by one of the sentinels on guard at the palace at Constantinople to aßsussinato the Saltan: His Majesty was walking alone in the gardens attached to-the palace when the than advanced towards him in a threatening manner, The Sultan perceived his danger and run from the spot calling loudly fur help, Ho attracted the notice (if sumo of his attendants who secured the sentinel before he had time to overtake His Majesty, who escaped entirely unhurt. Queen Marie Christina, of Spain, has given birth to a daughter. . Seizures of bombs and other explosive matorials have been made by the police authorities at Pesth, the chief commercial city of Hungary. It is believed that they were intended to be utilised in a fresh attempt on the life of the Emperor of Austria.

LONDON, November 14th. The Arabß employed at Port Said iu the work : of coaling Bteamers passing through the Suez Canal have for some time past been insubordinate, and have caused much delay through refusing to Work when requested by their masters. After being repeatedly warned without any improvement taking placo in their conduct, the Canal Company have dispensed with the* services of all the natives employed with the shippine of Port Said, and havo replaced thorn by Europeans,

November 14. The French Government are reducing the amount of the allowance paid to religious bodies subsidised by the State, In consequence, the salary of the Archbishop of Paris will be reduced by the sum of 15.000 fiancs per annum, The inhabitants of Ja.rr.aica have petitioned the Imperial Government to reappoint Musgravo Governor of the Waiid when his term of office expires, The prayer of tho petitioners will not be acceded' to, as it has been definitely docidod to appoint Sir ArthuV Gordon, tho preeeut Governor of New Zealand, as Muegrave's successor Tho policy of the Scanlon Govornmeut with roferonce to tho Baauto difficulty is very unpopular, aud a change of Ministry is impending in consequence,

LONDON, Nor. 18. Received Nov. 20, uoon.-Tho market rate of discount has been raised by one eighth. Bank rate remains at 5 per cent., consols unchanged at 102. New Zealand securities, colonial breadstuff's, aud tallow are without quotable ebauge, It is officially announced to-day that Mr William MoArthur (Lord Mayor of London in 1880-81) and Mr Thomas Mollwraith (Premier of Queensland) havo been created Knight Commanders of St. Michael and St. Georgo; aud Mr William John Clarke, of Melbourne, is created a baronet.

Hw Majesty the Quean reviewed all the troops which have returned from Egypt at the Horse Guards to-day. The various rejgimauta aftorwards marched through Piccadilly and Whitehall, receiving au ovation froman immense concourso of people who had assembled along the route. PATHS, Nov. 18. In the Chamber ol Dcputios to-day, M. Duolero, Prunuur, presented a Bill providing for the. ratification of the De Br'aaa'e treaty with Madagascar, under which certain territory in that island is acquired by France.

SYDNEY, This day. Sailed, on the evening of (he 20th, the steamship Wakatipu, for Wellington.'. Arrived, last evening, the steamship Wairarapa from Auckland. BRISBANE, This day. A' aeriona anti-coolie riot has occurred, at Bundaberg. The ringleader of the disturbance has, however, been arrested, and; the natives (Cingalese) havo .since gone to work. PLBOURNE,

1 'J'his day, ' TheArgm to-day, inau artiole referring to the report that Sir William Jervois will succeed' Sir Arthur Gordon, strongly urges the expediency of appointing | Sir William Jervois to Victoria,' instead of Now Zealand.

MELBOURNE. November 19. ;. lUi reportod that Mr Munru, with the knowledge and approval of Mr Berry and the Opposition, will probably'raove a vote of want of confidence in the Ministry,

SYDNEY, ' November 18. Arrived this raoruiug—The steamship Oith of New York, hum Auokland.' The Australian cricketers, who wero passengers,' werh warmly welcomed on landing, ; I LONDON, November 17. A. djs&ptrcui f}re oceorred to-day at Whiteleys welljknown (hops, West-bounte-grove. The damaeei are estimated »tf 100,000, The trial nf another of the prisoners conwrntd to tie murder 'of the Joyce

family at Maanstrasna,, County Gal. way, in. August last, was concluded to» day, a verdict of guilty was returned by the jury, Seatenco of death was pasted on the prisoner,

A report ia current here to-day that ' the cargo, of frozen mutton per steamship Maraala, which left Dunedin on the 22nd • September, wbb jettisoned near Javjaj"-' owing, tp the refrigerating machinery having broken down. ; ' • : The total quantity of wheat afloat for— Great Britain is 2,120,000 quarters.