CABLE TELEGRAMS.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 128, 9 October 1877, Page 2

CABLE TELEGRAMS.

[Reuteu's Telegrams to the Press agency.]

Bombay, September 25. Twenty-one thousand, not twentyseven thousand, was the Russian and Roumanian loss at Plevna. Rains in Bulgaria retard operations. An official despatch reports that the Russian centre on September 25 attacked Plevna, and were defeated with very heavy loss. They were compelled to fall back south of Jogkyi with heavy losses. ; .. ;" ,'..'';;- ■.'■■ -7 ' < •,'■■■•'•■**•-■ September 28. Mehemet Ali is retiring, <m .Karalom J owing to thi' massing of RussiansOn the Lorn. The w.-ather is. hid, and supplied are kept, no with groat difficulty. The road is impassible. '■'~-. Sulieman Pasha co-operatf*s with Mehemet in attacking Biela, in pursuance to orders from the Seraskierate.. September 29. It is believed that the campaign is virtually ended. The Russians remain intrenched for winter. . ** i ;

(SPECIAL TO THE "SYDNEY HERALD."') . The Herald's Special, dated September 27, says:—

There are 14,000 wounded Turks at} Plevna. ' Chefket Pasha is forming a j fortified "camp at Gurkhanie, with the« view of keeping open the road from j Plevna to Sophia, and organising another; j relief force for Plevna. ' .

The mobilisation of the Servian army. 1 continues. Two million francs for that purpose have been received'from Russia J

(MESSAGE FROM THE VICTORIAN AGENT- |

GENERAL.)

Wellington, October 6. j The Cable Company have torwardedij the following message from the Vie- j torian Agent-General .'j

London,. September 27* There is nothing new from the seat of war. The relief of Plevna is confirmed.

London, September 28!**

The Daily News' and other specials report great discontent and discouragement at the Russian head-quarters, and that Russian success is regarded as hopeless unless a change is made in the personnel of the staff. The siege operations at Plevna are at a standstill through want of shovels. A severe fight, lasting nine hours, took place between the forces under Ismail Pasha and General Tergiikasoff; the result was indecisive.

Chefket Pasha is entrenched, before Orchame. •

September 29

£270,000 has been subscribed for the Indian famine fond. £200,000 li#s been remitted to India.

Arrived— Rosario. Sailed —Plymouth and Hankow on September 24 ; Cuzco on September 28. «