LATEST CABLE NEWS.
[Eeuter's Special to Star.]
London, October 7.
Public feeling throughout Europe is indignant at the proposals of the Porte for the settlement of Montenegrin and Greek questions, and the Continental Press generally expresses extreme disapproval of the same. The leading French journals urge prompt action against Turkey to secure a settlement of the difficulties. The Great Powers, however, are awaiting proposals from England before taking any steps. In some quarters a blockade of the Turkish ports is suggested as a means of coercion towards the Porte. The Czar's new steamer, the Livadia, has sailed from Glasgow for Russia.
In view of the disturbed state of affairs existing in Ireland, the barracks in the West are heing prepared to receive full complements of troops from England.
Owing to heavy rains and storms, serious floods have occurred in the Midland Counties of England.
The sculling match between Laycock and Blackman, for a-side, resulted in an easy victory for Laycock.
The Australian cricketers left England yesterday for the Continent, where they will spend a few days and then proceed to Suez, and leave that port by the P. and O. steamer on the 14th for Melbourne and Sydney.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 52, 9 October 1880, Page 2
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