ATHENS, June 3. Commissioners how been appointed by the Greek Government to carry out the term ot the frontier convention with Turkey in conjunction with commissioners to be an pointed by the Porte, "i IRISH ABSENTEEISM. LONDON, June 3Z ■ In tho House of Commons to-day the Irish Land Bill was further considered ia Committee. It was urged by the opponents of the measure that action should be taken by the Government in regard to absentee ism, and the Right Hon. W. E, Gladstone eventually announced that tho proper steps to be taken would be to deal with the question of residence of landlords in Ire land. . LETTER FROM MR GLADSTONE. LONDON, Jane 3. Mr Gladstone has addressed a letter to the press in which he denies that the Vice, roy of Ireland has suggested to the Govern ment the advisability of taking steps for the suppression of the Irish Land League. FURTHER DISTURBANCES 1N,.. IRELAND. LONDON, June 3. . ' Serious disturbances continue to occur'in Ireland; At Clare, to-day, a body of Irish peasants armed with Snider rifles offered violent resistance to. tbe service of certain writs. Shots * were exchanged with the troopers who were present to support the process-servers. One man was killed, and many others seriously wounded. ~

THE OAKS

LONDON, June 3,

The race for the Oaks Stakes was run at Epsom to-day, and resulted as follows : raj r Mr W. 8. Crawford's eh f Thebias (winner of the One Thousand Guineas) 1 Glitters ... ...: ... .., * .„ 2 Myra ... .... ...., ... ... 3

COMMERCIAL,

LONDON, June 4,

Consols quoted at 100^, ex dividend; New Zealand securities unchanged,* 5 per cent.; 10-40 loan at 105 ; 4 per cent. 1889 loan at 105, and -i. per cent. 1879-1904 loan at 103. Adelaide wheat, ex warehouse, has declined to 48s ) i.New; Zealand wheat unchanged! at 42s ; Adelaide flour, ex warehouse,- 34s 6d. ; Total quantity of wheat afloat for Great Britain, 1,960,000 quarters. Australian tallow has advanced 6i per cwt.; best beef is quoted at 359^&_d best mutton, 37s 6d; total stock of talloirii London on the Ist inst. was 11,200 cask* j best Scotch pig iron, No. 1, free on boar&k Clyde, 48s ; galvanized iron, 26 guage, £lfcj 10s.' ■■;-:■ •::■■' ' ....Jfaa n '.cam

ADDITIONAL CABLEGRAMS.
