LATEST EUROPEAN

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 382, 2 April 1880, Page 3

LATEST EUROPEAN

(Reuteu's Teleorams.)

[Special to Mail.]

London, March 31. The general elections for the new Parliament have commenced. Up to the present time ten Liberals and eight Conservatives have been elected unoppposed. Calcutta, March 31.

According to latest news from Cabul, General Stewart's forces have arrived at Ohuznee, without meeting with any open hostility oa the part of the enemy. It hag not yet transpired what General Stewart's further movements will be.

Paris, March 31.

It has been officially stated that the

French Government dp not inteud that ** their decree dissolving the Society of Jesuits shall further have the effect of expelling foreign members from France.

OfROM THE IiYTTEI/TON TIMES.) London, March 28. Mr Gladstone lias recovered from his recent illness.

News has [been received from South

America of hostilities between

Chilians and Peruvians. A severe ■* battle has been fought at Mosquegua> which resulted in the defeat of the Chilians, who suffered a loss of 1300 killed and wounded.

Dublin, March 30.

Sincethe arrival of Mr Parnell in * Ireland he has delivered several speeches to uproarious meetings. Last night at Wexford he made a speech which had a bad impression. When explaining his "* conduct on the Relief Fund question the platform was rushed, Mr Parnell being severely maltreated in the disturbance which took place. Pabis, March 30. The official decree for suppressing the Society of Jesuits, and expelling foreign members from the country, has been tissued.' Calcutta, March 30. According to the latest news from Cabul, a general ■ rising of hostile tribes ""around the Khyber Pass is imminent. The Passes are being held, and pro- *" "* tective measures are being adopted, by the British Government. Bombay, March 28. Intelligence has been received from €abul that severe fighting has taken place between that city and Gandamak. \- The Kphistanees, having effected a junction with other hostile tribes, made a desperate attack on the British position between Cabul and Gandamak. * Heavy fighting ensued, and the enemy were repulsed with great loss. The British loss is trifling. -- * - Suez, March 29. The Orient Steamship Company's steamer Lusitania arrived here the day before yesterday, homeward bound.