CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 101, 6 July 1877, Page 3

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

>-> (Per Pees?; Agency.) *> ''" LATEST- EUROPEAN.

THE SUSSO-TURKISH WAR.

RUSSIAN. SUCCESSES

Singapore, June 30. Thirty thousand Russians have crossed the Danube. . • " July 2. The Batoum news (defeat of Russians) is substantially confirmed. A Russian despatch states that the Russian carried the advanced entrenchat Zivin. of wheat has fallen, owing to large foreign imports. -Undated. _. A Turkish despatch says that the Bussians were completely . defeated on June 27, near Sukhum Kaleh. . The Russian head.quarters have been to Sistova. The bombardment of Rustchuk conlies. The principal buildings are troyed Nicopolis is also destroyed. Bomary, July 2. Turkey complains of Russian atrocities Ajdahan, also of the complete wanton nolition of houses'. at Rustchuk.. Che Russian loss in crossing the nubewas 100. The opposition of the rks was week. Che Suez mail left Galle June 30. Sydney, July 4., Che Herald's special, dated London, y 2.#ays :—All accounts concur, in ting that Russian operations in uienia have been checked. Tlie rks are displaying unwonted activity that portion of their territory, and the ssians admit that they were defeated h heay^losaat Zevin. Tbie siege of trs is siot processing, muqfe: The : issians were repulsed at Batoum, and yen from thefc'£qsj#on. rhe belief in ail: f eatly peace is engaged bythesnpineness of tlie Turks the defence of the Danube. The rkish fleet was quite inactive during crossing of the river by the Russians. Che Turkish forces evacuated Monegro after severe fighting.and enorus losses on both sides. ATJSTJRAIiIA. . Sydney, July. 3. The revenue during the six months nearly £3,000,000. ; Sailed—-WakatipUi „,

j (Per City of New York, via Auckland.)

Sydney. Thetrottinghorse Archimedes dropped dead on the Randwick road. A large anti-immigration meeting was held at Newcastle, when resolutions were passed condemning the system of immigration. Government wishes to introduce the block system on the railways. The schooner Thomas and Henry has boen lost at Nambucha Heads. The crew were saved. - . . ; _ . Melbourne,* . The ship Nelson, from London, went ashore at Brighton, but got off without injury. Sir William Jorvois and Colonel Scratchley inspected the Cerberus, and were present at successful experiments with a new torpedo, which is, an improvement on the Whitehead. Palmer advices state that hundreds of Chinese are in the last stage of destitution. Hundreds more are pressing on towards the"goldfields.