TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1397, 3 November 1886, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN [REUTER’S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT ] A FIRM STAND. London. re vemHei 1. The British Government, notwithstanding the French agitation on the subject, have signified their intention of adhering to thcit present policy with regard to Egypt, and have declined to leave that country to the disorder which the withdrawal of the British troops would entail. THE REVOLT IN AFGHANISTAN Calcutta, Novorober 1. A report has been received from Afghanistan that the northern Ghilzai tribes have revolted against the authority of the Ameer, and succeeded in holding the Afghan troops in check. It is also reported that the Ameer has been obliged to take the field in order to quell the rebellion. DESPERATE FIGHTING IN TONQUIN. Hong Kong November 1. The latest news from Tonquin reports that bodies of Chinese troops have attacked two French positions in Tonquin, and that desperate fighting took place.

AUSTRALIAN

[rhuter’s telegrams—copyright ]

THE UNEMPLOYED. Sydney, November 2 Numbers of the unemployed in this city are being supplied daily with rations by the Government. THE RELIGIOUS RIOTS. The religious disturbances caused in Lismore by Miss O’German’s lectures have now ceased. The town is quiet. A LUCKY FIND. Adelaide, November 2. News has been received from Teetulpa of the finding of a 3®oz nugget on the Waukaringa goldfield. The Warden of Teetulpa states that a large quantity of nuggets are being found, Hut that the diggers on the field decline to give information as to their earnings. The gold is being found in cement. Authorities deprecate a rush to Waukaringa,