CABLE NEWS.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1824, 26 April 1886, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

EXPECTED HOSTILITIES By (iItKKKS UEBKL ATTEMPT To BERN .MANDALAY „ , . . Us ws, April 21, 11 i» believed that mi »<t»ck on the Turks hr the Greeks is imminent, and that Russia is doing her beat to hamper the Powers. In consequence of opposition, the cable rate batween England and America has been reduced to Hd per word. A desperate attempt has been made by rebels in Burnish to destroy the town of Mandalay by are. rortunutely the British garrison hail suthcienl warning to prevent the attempt proring successful. The Uon. Charles Spencer, M. P. for &id-Nor-hamptonshiie warmly ported the Itial, Bi", ,n----tioduccetl by th* (eovt-nutMil, Mr Chamberlain, 11 1>„ i, hosig,. p, ,)*. Land Purchaje Bill, but is woh ig to .up,H>ft autonomy lor IreJand il the feheme weie widelr mueuaed Twenty thousand Gre-ks ate' advancing In the Ironin r, where a skirmish 1,;.* already takesi place between the lurks ami Greeks. No oaeualt u*i r** fhe British Government m<v!t* hj proposal to th* Jrowers that Greece be c*ll*\l upon to iitMiiobtb** !w.r forcei witbin one week The rowers have their approve! of the proposition. -Fifty thousand abyjwinwn troop* have been maniad at Kereu, about 75 mi ies from iiNHaowah to re*nt the occupation oftorritory m the vi nniy of the fUllrt pJace bj Italy.