CABLEGRAMS

Clutha Leader, Volume V, Issue 230, 6 December 1878, Page 6

CABLEGRAMS

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. ..Bombay, Nov. 23. The British advanced and shelled Ali Musjid, in the Khyber Pass. The - Ameer's troops were ■ strbng-ly postedl \ The attack was postponed until the remainder of the column arrived. • ijXater/j The British attached Ali Musjid yesterday : afternoon. The Afghans evacuated 1 it last night, afier. -.the British .-cannonade. The troops occupied the place till morning 1 . - The British loss was trifling 1 . Nov.~2>. [ The Viceroy of. India : has issued a proclamation "justifying England's declaration of war against, the A meer, and averring- that hostilities are directed against the Ameer, and not against the people of Afghanistan, -whose independence is recognised and respected. Further, England, would not tolerate the intervention of any Power. London, Nov. "28. The Glasgow Bank, dividend will be declared ahprtly. Rome, Nov. 27-. The wide-spread Socialist agitation in Italy is causing- uneasiness. -Many arrests have been made. During the Cabinet, Council, at which the President of the Hungarian ' Council of Ministers and Count Andrassy were present, a bomb was exploded outside the 'building-, but no one was hurt. London, Nov. 28. . A letter from the Duke of A'rgyle states that Gladstone's Crovenrm'ent .' refused the proposals of the Ameer of ; Afghanistan, because he asked for an ' offensive and defensive alliance against .. internal and external foes. \ Calcutta, Nov. 29. L The Ameer of Afghanistan is concentrating his forces on Cabal which is t being strongly entrenched.

Athens, Nov. '29

Five Turkish troops of Reserve Redifs have committed terrible massacres at Netruck, Macedonia. London, Nov. 29. The failure of Taylor and Sons, cornsellers, of Glasgow, is announced. Their liabilities amount to IjI3O,DDO. The s.s. Garonne has brought on the Brindisi mails. (Special to the Melbourne Argus. ) London, Nov. 30. The Afreedees attacked the signallingparty at Khyber Pass, which was blocked by convoys stopped by the heavy' 'firing 1 at AH Mugid. Only one tribe now remains hostile. Dec. 1. Correspondence from Central Asia shows that General 'Kau'ffman is in constant communication with the Ameer. Tb> Russian Government treat the marching 1 of their troops on Cabnl as an independent act-of General KaufFman's declaring' he is only on sick leave, and the motive cne of simple courtesy to the Ameer. Russia repeats her past assurances that she has no intention of intervention in the Afghanistan affair. Forty leadrr^ of the -Socialists, including; two members of the German Parliament, have been expelled from Berlin. Nov. 80.

The money market is lather firmer, and the bank minimum is unchanged. The Bank rate of discount for three months' bills is 4% per cent. Goverriment securities fire steady. Consols, 96. The corn market is -firm and steady. New Zealand wheat is woTth 42s to 475. . The wool market is dull, and prices, as compared with last series, show a decline on best scoured oM-^d per lb; medium and inferior, 2d to { 2^d. Reserved lots are neglected. JNew Zealand greasy rules Id lower. Crossbreds are depressed. Of 70,000 bales catalogued, • 10,000 have been withdiawn. (Special to the Fress Agency*) Constantinople, Dec; 1. It is reported that .negotiations are proceeding- between the Porte and Britain for a new convention, with the object- of ensuring greater influence and the right of intervention in Turkish affairs. Bombay, Dec. 2. .The British force , advanced, and found the enemy at Piwar Pass. Having' made a reconnaisance which disclosed'tiie enemy's position, an engagement ensued, resulting in the defeat of the Afghans. The British loss was slight. ""■'-• London, Deo. 1. Mr Gladstone, on Saturday, at a banquet ; at Greenwich, urged the Liberals to united action. "At: the invitation' of the Tories, he afterwards addressed a monster gathering a Woolwich. He reviewed the policy of the present Government, con- j demning the secret-treaties, the growing ' expetiditafe,-the"' ; A.fgban i: -"War without consulting Parliament^ arid the general abridgement : of the liberties 'of the ■people.^-"-'- - - ■•-■.- ",•-■?. • - ■ : . . Renter's. .. ; • ,- ; ..'.' . •'..■■ : -.'.-■„■ London, Dec. 2, Mr Gladstone in ;addressi.ne: : his :con -: stituents ; at ;. Greenwich, f refuted A the ''accusation? of the ; Secretaryv of , State for;: TndiajJthatiit^e.l^ siblo for ; &e{A%ha^

estrangements: between the Ameer and the Government. He* also added that i he Afghan war is unjust.

Nov. 30

Diplomatic correspondence which re- r centty passed between the British and ; ;Hussian Governments in -reference to the Russian proceedings in Central Asia was issued from the foreign Office to-day. It shows that in reply to the first despatch of Lord Salisbury, askingexplanations, the Russian Chancellor denied that any formally mission had been sent to Cabul. This: was subsequently explained in the manner previously telegraphed, namely, as an act of -courtesy on the part of "General Kauffman to the GovernorGeneral of Turkestan.