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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 296, 20 May 1879, Page 3

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(FROM THE LYTTELTON TIMES.) . i - London, May 15. The wool sates opened to-day with an advance of 2d per pound on cross-breds. The Cape news to April 27 states that ho t-iiUtaJry -Movement hak yet taken place., xcy.iio'y' ': > ;....'. At a late meeting :of; the Boers, on their separating, they : entrusted the Governor and the High Commissioner with a memorial to the Queen favouring a declaration of their independence, to which Sir Bartle Frere refused his support.; • -yry.l ■". •. '; .. . 'j:?..-il. rl » •■■:•> vMayl6. : The publication of diplomatic correspondence shows that England and Russia have come to an understanding For the strict execution of the treaty of Berlin relative to the administration and autonomy of Eastern Roumelia. St. Petersburg. May 15. Numerous destructive fires in Eastern Russia are believed to be acts of incendiaries. It is officially announced by the Russian Government.that the. evacuation of the Turkish provinces will terminate by July 25. .. - •[ Age Special.] . London May 16. The latest news from the Cape reports that Lord Chelmsford delays the advance until the arrival of further reinforcements. A naval engagement has taken place between Chili and Peru, in which Chili proved victorious, after a sharp contest. Piracy in the China seas is increasing alarmingly. Severely repressive measures are contemplated.