CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 3 December 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (RKUTER'S TELEGRAM. PgPf PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, December 2. Additional bodies of marines have been ordered to li-eland. Importation of arms being still on the increase, England has made a proposal to the other Powers not to disperse the combined fleet, and maintains that they should still continue to act in concert to execute the remainder of the Treaty, At the wool sales to-day 8600 bales were offered, making a total of 62,600 opened sinGe the opening. The tone of the sale was again firm. Per Merchant Shipping and Under writers' A ssociation, —Arrived—Ship Aminta, from Lyttelton, sailed August 28; Mataura, from the Bluff, saiied September 13. Constantinople, Dee. 1,

The Turkish Government has addressed a circular note to the Foreign Ambassadors to the Porte containing proposals for mediatory action by the Great Powers towards bringing about an understanding for a settlement of the Greek and Turkish frontier ques.fion,

Washington> Deceibber 1

. The •'■' United States/ Government has decided to obtain redress fox 4 the murder of an American in Fiji.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS.

(KEUTER S TELEGKAJI PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, December 3. The elections are now finished, and the result is considered very favoi'able to the present Ministry. Sailed—Zealahdia, for Auckland, yesterday. Melbourne, December 3. Arrived—Union Company's steamer Ringarooma, from Bluff.

The Australian cricketers received a most hearty welcome back after their English tour, and at the Town Hall to-day? Mr. Street, of Dunedin, on behalf of the Otago cricketers, presented Mi\ Murdoch, captain of the team, with a handsome gold bat. The Mayor entertained them to-night.

The Intercolonial Conference has adopted resolutions in favor of a Federal Legislation on the Chinese question has been adjourned until the meeting of the Conference at Sydney on January 15, when all the Colonies will be invited.

In the Legislative Assembly last night a discussion took place in regard to the appointment of Mr. Farrell to the post of Parliamentary librarian, and Mr. Berry agreed that he should be transferred to another position. Mr. Berry also announced that the Government had decided to abandon the proposed reductions in the Civil Service salaries.

There are 200 entries of wool for the show in connection with the Exhibition, of which 23 are from New Zealand.

It is stated that the New Zealand brewers take the first prizes for beer at the Exhibition.

Adelaide, December .2. The Sorata sailed for Melbourne to-day. Cooktown, December 3. The steamship Corea has arrived here, and reports that news has reached Somerset that the natives of New Guinea attacked the natives of Rigo Island, and massacred all except one woman.