TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Dunstan Times, Issue 794, 6 July 1877, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Dunedin, July sth. At Queenstown a bootmaker named Anderson is committed to trial for a most brutal assault on a laborer named Ryan. Quarrie, who was committed for manslaughter, is acquitted. Shipping Intelligence. Arrow, July stb. Captain Harry weighed anchor at noon to-day, and sailed with a fair wind, per Cobb and Co.—Pope—for Cromwell, on a lecturing voyage to Dunstan and Teviot. Dunedin, July 5. The Conference of Chairmen was attended by representatives of nine Counties. It closed last night after revising the whole of the Act. TURKORUSSIAN WAR. —o— Cable.) (From Dunedin Dailies.) London, June 25. The bombardment of the northern forts of Kars continues. A sortie was repulsed. The Turks have invested Bayazicl. It is believed to be the intention of the Turks to abandon the Dobrudscha, but they may make a firm stand at Trajan’s Wall. The Porte dissents from England’s view regarding the propriety of not neutralising the Suez Canal while refusing the belligerent Power permission to erect the necessary works for protection against the enemy. The following telegram dated London, 25th, has been received by the Governmen at Wellington, from the Agent-General in Loudon The Russians crossed the Danube at Oalatz, and hold Matchin, with slight loss. They wore well received by the Christian inhabitants. Kars holds out, and the Russians were repulsed in the last attack with great loss. I The Emperor is with the troops at ' Polyesti.

Tho Montenegrins are still resisting, .although defeated, after killing 7900 Turks. ■ Gortsohakoff assures Derby that the Suez Canal is to bo respected as international. Constantinople is not to be occupied by Russia or any other European Power if conquered, but to be a free city, and the future occupation by any European Power to bo subsequently arranged. June 27. i Turkish despatches state that the Commander of the Turkish forces in Asia Minor attacked and defeated tho Russians at Batoum, The Russians have commenced to bombard Rustehuk, and the Turkish batteries are replying vigorously. A Government telegram received at Wellington is as follows London, Juno 29. The Grand Duke and two corps of the Russian army have crossed the Danube at Siatova. Stocks appear to rise with Russian successes. Singapore! June 33. The J.Tssian head quarters have been remove- %|/om Ployetsi to Sinerditza (called also Simnitza) just below the junction of the rixers Teliorman and Tede, and almost opposite Siatova. The Russians have occupied Sistova, the Turks having been 'driven from their entrenchments there. Seveie fighting and a heavy cannonade are going on at :slll points along the Danube from Kalafat to Oltenitza. Turkish despatches state that the Russians attacked Gelvin (?) but were defeated with heavy loss. London, June 28. The Turks hrwc abandoned the Dobtudscha. The Grand Duke Nicholas, at the bead of tho 14th Division and the Eighth Army •Corps, crossed the Danube at Simnitza, 1 and carried the -first position of the Turks 1 Sistova. Singapore, July 2. The Batoum news has been substantially •continued by a Russian despatch, which states that the Russians carried the advanced entrenchments near Zeivin. Singapore, July 2. Thirty thousand Russians have crossed •the Danube.