LATEST CABLE NEWS.
[Retjter's Special to Stab.]
London, December 2.
The wool sales are progressing firmly.
Additional bodies of marines have been ordered to Ireland. The importation of arms being on the increase.
England has proposed to the other powers that the combined fleet should not disperse, and that the concerted action of the European powers should be maintained until the remainder of the Berlin treaty is executed.
The American Government has decided to obtain redress for the murder of an American in Fiji.
The Marquis of Salisbury addressed a large audience at Woodstock, Oxfordshire, last night- In the course of his speech hia Lordship referred at length to the address of Earl Granville at Hanley on the previous day, announcing the intentions of Government in regard to Ireland. Alluding to the proposed Land Bill, he said the Tories would oppose any measure which would lead to the confiscation of the property of landlords, and he ridiculed the idea of creating a peasant proprietary in Ireland. Referring to Earl Crianville's announcement that Government would introduce a bill dealing with the present disorder and providing for the future happiness of Irishmen, his Lordship strongly urged the necessity of first repressing anarchy, before taking any steps to remedy the grievances of the people.
The Grovernment has decided, to abolish the positions of Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer and Lord Chief Justice of Common Pleas.
The land league agitation in Ireland continues to receive considerable support in many parts, and a number of new members are being enrolled. At Kilport alone, during the past £ew days, over IQOO persons have joined.
It has been arranged that the sculling match between Hanlan and Laycock will take place on the 17th January, over the usual Thames course. Laycock has now raised the necessary stake of
Constantinople, December 2.
The Turkish Government has addressed a circular note to tbe Foreign Ainbassabors to the Porte, containing proposals for mediatory action by the . Powers towards bringing about an understanding for the settlement of the Greeko-TurMsh frontier question.
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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 68, 4 December 1880, Page 2
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