SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

Dunstan Times, Issue 1207, 17 April 1885, Page 2

SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.J

{Prom bur own Correspondent). Dunedin, April 16. 7.45 p.m. Colonel Reader,, .of the defence department, arrived in Dunedin yesterday ; and the Hon Mr Ballance will be down in a day Or two.

The Hon Mr Larnach left for Christchurch yesterday.

At the boxing contest last night between Pettengill and Scott, the former won easily after three rounds.

Ministers will reassemble in Wellington at the end of the month, when the date of the opening of Parliament will be fixed. The question of appointing Local Boards under Government * insurance Associa. tion will come before Central Board shortly.

The years' revenue returns are very favorable, shewing excess of revenue over expenditure of over twenty five thousands pounds.

Administrator won the Timaru Cup to* day ; Lady Emma second ; Wapiti third. Moody won the Hurdles.

The first soil of the North Island Main Trunk Railway was turned to-day.

CABLE NEWS.

T , , , London, April 14. ft has been arranged that the Earl ol Derby shall introduce the Australasian Federal Council Bill into the House of L rda on' Thursday next, •

Tue report published yesterday by the Daily News to the effect that the troops forming the various Camel Corps in were to be withdrawn is declared to be without foundation.

It is announced that the Peninsula and Oriental Company’s new steamship Masailia, and another vessel belonging l 0 one of the large ocean steam lines, ate be.u< equipped to serve as armed cruises on tae Australian Naval Station.

Precaution ry measures in view of a possible outbreak f war between Eng Una uni Russia are bain- taken by the Qi.euslaud Government iu order to place the Colony m abetter state of defence. The various forces are being increased, and stiingeuc regulations rawn up to control th en.iy of foieigu and other vessels into Moretm Bay.

Karl Dufforin, th. Viceroy, who is now returning from Rawalpindi to Cacutta was to-day presented at Lihore with an add leas from the local .Municipal Board Replying to same, His Excellency took occasidu to s.y that the dominions o£ the Am c er of Afghanistan had been the scene of an unprovoked attack on the part of the Russian lorces, and he rejoiced to had that the princes and people of India were ral ying to the British Standard. It is impossible” His Excellency added, to foresee the end of the present crisis, but if war resulted it would be in despite of aliens of moderation on the part of England.

Ameer of Afghanistan will reach Candahar on Saturday next, when he will declare what action he intends taking with regard to the Russian encroachment.

Heavy floods in Afghanistan have ren. dered the movements of the troops most difficult.

Subject to General Komoroff not advancing, the basis of the Afghan frontier delineation will be agreed upon and Penj Jeh will be ceded to Russia. The Ameer consenting.

A reoonnaisance was made to-day in the vicinity of Hasseen, in the course of which the British troops captured 40 prisoners as well as 600 sheep and camels. The Arabs offered little resistance.