CABLE MESSAGES

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 219, 23 August 1878, Page 2

CABLE MESSAGES

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(rbuter's special to the press AGENCY,) Constantinople, August 18. The Russian troops at San Stefano embark to-morrow. The British fleet in the sea of Marmora leaves immediately afterwards. The evacuation of Batoum takes place in a fortnight. Vienna, August 18. The Austrians have gained a complete victory over the Bosnians at Delilovas. (Special to the Press Agency). , London, Aug. 19. The first innings of Yeadoiv closed for 91. The Australians have seven put for 47. There is a large attendance at the match. - London, Aug. 20. There is great depression at Vienna in consequence of the difficulties encountered by the Austrian troops on their advance into Bosnia. There is immence excitement in Pesth at the losses sustained by the Hungarian- troops. • In: reply to thestatement of the Porte that Turkey is unable to stop the insurgents, Austria announced that further bloodshed would lead to the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by right ot conquest. The Powers have addressed simultaneous rerhostrances to the Porte in consequence of the Porte's refusal to cede Crete to Greece. Russian papers urge that neutral troops should occupy Thessaly. Count Schouvaloff's- brother succeeds Misentyne as Chief of Private Detective Police at St. Petersburg. The Emerald, war ship, has sailed from Plymouth for Australia.