NEWS BY CABLE.

Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 63, 8 April 1881, Page 2

NEWS BY CABLE.

■ ♦ A ,i£L (BETJTEE'* TBdSQBAICS). ..... London, April 4; j- I Intelligence has been received that v conflicts have occurred on th*. Tunis,- ,-• ian frontier over the disputed rigEts va of an English subject,* Mr Joseph Levy, to an estate at Eufida. The matter has already caused' diplomatic difficulty between the English s T and French Governments," and it is ** feared that fresh complications may ' arise. Telegrams -today from France '' announce that active military preparations are being made by the Government of that country, an&* J . the French Prebs discuss the^diffi- „ culty in excited terms. London, April 5. A bulletin issued today states that- ' Lord Beaconsfield is progressing favorably, and is less prostrate than " . he has been for some time. •■ ■ - • ' Athens, April- '6;' l A number of regiments of this Greek army mobilised for service iriy. the event of war breaking out with , Turkey, were reviewed today by the King. — Melbourne, April 6. -k The followiug further Exhibition awards to New Zealand exhibitorsore announced : For white pepper ~~ First order of merit : Gregg a^dXJo.^,, Dunedin; David Strang, Invercar-" gill; end Trent Brothers, Christ-chm-ch. The same exhibitors- tak»^ second orders of merit for other «hibit« oi the «ame claw, md Xrtnt

Brothers, of Christchurch take an additional third order of merit. _ The frozen fish from England," by t'-ie Lusitania, has arrived in excellent condition. ' MEtBOURNE, April G. v Legislative Council this fV^ening a select committee was appointed to enquire into and report Upon the Bill for the Eeform of the Constitution now before the House. His Excellency the Marquis of Normanby is recovering fioni the attack of fever and ague, and is today much better. . . Sydney April 6. A count-out of the Legislative Council last night lias precluded the intended prorogation of Parliament today.