CABLEGRAMS.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 4904, 3 May 1887, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

[hEUTEE's TELEOEAMS. — COFTEIGIIT.]

Constantinople, May 1. In connection with the negotiations which are proceeding regarding the future government of Egypt, it is announced that the Turkish Commissioners have proposed that the British evacuation of Egypt be completed within two or three yeare at most, instead of five years as proposed by Sir Drummond Wolff. The British Commissioner has communicated with the Foroign Office and has requested further instructions in the mntter.

News has beon received from the island of Crete that serious disturbances have occurred between the Christian and Mahommedan population owing to tho abduction of a Christian girl by tho Turks. In tho fighting which has taken placo several persons have been killed on both sides. Albany, May 2.

Tho Clyde, which arrived from London to-day, has been quarantined in consequence of having some cases of sickness aboard. The nature of the disease is not yet known.

(PEB 3.5. CLYDE AT ALBANY.)

London, March 30.

Although the foreign situation still affords scope for all kinds of rumors and speculations, especially as regards Russia, whose foreign policy may be influenced by its internal condition, whereof the recent attempt on the life of the Czar is a sympton, public attention is centred in Ireland and the Irish measures. The introduction of the bill to amend the Irish criminal law has been the subject of the first real struggle between the Government and the whole strength of the Opposition. Mr Gladstone assumed the attitude of a determined antagonist to* the measure, declaring that statistics proved that Irish crime was absolutoly insufficient to warrant such restraint on the liberty of Irishmen. Mr Arthur Balfour, Secretary for Ireland, stated that the Government considered that throughout a large extent of Ireland the ordinary law was not in force, its place being taken by the terrorism and intimidation of the National League. It is believed that the bill be opposed at every stage. Mr John Dillon's speech, in which he threatened to lead a, popular resistance, if the bill passed, lasted three hours. It is thought that all the members of the Irish party will deliver similar speeches. Although the Unionist Liberals as a body support the bill, Mr Chamberlain and his following take exception to the clause empowering the Government to order a change of venue to England. It. is thought that tho bill will be modified in committee.

The Irish Land Bill introduced into the House of Lords by Earl Cadogan is merely a temporary measure. It deals with matters of urgent difficulty arising from the Act of 1881, and ameliorates tho condition of tenants pending the measure which the Government intend to introduce later.