CABLEGRAMS

Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 8 October 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS

REUTER'S CABLEGRAMS. [per press Aiflreucr] Bebun, October 5. The German Government threaten to lay Reige to Hamburg and Altona, unless they at once comp'y with the new tariff. Calcutta, October 5. Latest intelligence from Afghanistan s'a'es that General Pharre, with his division, will winter in C.mdahar. London, October 4. The Australian cr cketers were enter, iaiued at lunclivon at the Holborn Viaduct Hotel, to day, by a number of c Jonists and others. Over 120 persons were present. After the usual foqts bat been drunk. Mr Sargood, of Melbourne, presented Murdoch with a silver lovin;.' cup, and other members of the team with silver tankards, in commemoration of their tour. The Porte proposes a eeneral scheme for seitlemnt, pending the questions in connection with Montenegro and Albania. No further details have yet been received. The Combined Squadron has arri7ed at Cattsro. and Admiral Seymour hns gone to Getting! to confer with the Mrvlpiipgro authorities. Numerous large land agitation meetings are being held throughout Ireland. Yesterday Mr Parnell a' tended a meeting at Kilkenny, and at Cork, ami made violent speeches. October 5. The banquet given in honour of the Australian cricketers wns presided over by the Lord Mayor of London. Ti»e Aueut General, and many leading cricketers were present. Murdoch responded to the toast of •' The Match flayed on the Oval," and at the same time thanked Lord Harris for having effaced past grievances. LorJ Harris spoke in the most eulogistic terms of the cricketers, and considered Australia pre-eminent at cricket. The S'-ulling match between Laycock and Blacktnan resulted in an easy victory for Liycock. Sir Battle Frere, lale Governor of the Cape, has arrived in London. Ministers discussed the Portf's scheme regarding Dulcigno at a cabinet meeting, but nothing transpired as to their decision. Prince TNikitine, of Montenegro, is urging an immediate attack on Dulcigno, if assisted by the Powers. Further details of the scheme pronosed by the Pore to the 3iea" Powers have now transpired for the settlement of the difficulty between Turkey and Greene. The Ottoman Gorernnient offers to cede to Greece the frontier to south Janina in Kpirus, and Larrisa in Thessaly, but the towns themselves are not to be included in the efided territory ns required by the supplementary Berlin Conference. The death of M. OflFenbach, the wellknown French musician and composer. i> announced tn-day. Deceased was 61 years of age. The rietii's of the scheme proposed ' y the Po te for se tlem-nf of the Monte nejirin «md other question* are now being publis'ie-i. The Sult'in agrees <o surrender T>i>'ciano on condition that the nnvnl disp'ay is henceforth nlnn-loned. «nd proposes afterwards to denl with the Greek and Arm nfan questions. I' is generally consi-!ered pro-hahle that the Powers wil 1 rejjet the Forte's proposils. Me£»->uhne. Mr Cnfh'iert, in the C<nin© : l to«d=iy. 1 will bring forward a motion- tW seven members lie appointed to meet and confer nilh seven nvrnVrs of the Ass^mblv to consider the desirability of dividing the ' nayment of members in f o twi pnrts. It \* uncertain ye' what ntti'u^e the Govern* ; Tient will take regarding tb<? proposp^ conference, bu* it is fjpected they wil! refuse to agree to the proposal. In e^r-'eq-'ience of the position Mr P.nrry has been obliged to udfOnrn ilip di<cu*«ion on the Su-rtp'v Bill, It i< pro-im'-l-n the ooposition will be maintained sincft the Government has proposed Ie i>ostpor.t» the budget till after the opening of the Exhibition.