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[By Electric Telegraph.— Copyright ] | Trkuter's telegrams! Received February I, 2 p.m. Calcutta. January 31. News has been received from Afghanistan that the Duarni tribes, incited by the Governor of Candahar attacked the British station at Kallabdulla, near Khojak Pass. In the conflict tho Khan of Ivalaabdula and one hundred coolies were killed. The insurgents afterwards destroyed the telegraph lines.
London, January 27. The Pall Mall Gazette publishes an article exposing the healing " miracles" of Mr Milner Stephen.
The re>couat in the ballot papers in the Liverpool election made no change in the totals polled, and Mr Neville has been declared duly elected. Lord R. Churchill's statement shows that he objected to 31 millions being voted for tbe Army and Navy, He urged tbat the proposed defences of coalin? stations and commercial ports should I c abandoned. He would have been satisfied with an immediate reduction of half a million. The Press condemned Lord R. Churchill's action.
Mr Parnell intends to move an amendment to the Address-in-Reply iv the House of Commons.
The Procedure Bill, which is to be in« trod ueed embraces the cloture.
Thirty Tory members have placed their seats at the disposal of Mr Goscben. Mr Gladstone was present at a grand dinner given by Welsh members of the House of Commons, at which was discussed a propoial for the formation of a Welsh party.
The frozon meat by tbe Orizaba, from Melbourne, is selling at 4^d.. and that from Sydney, at 4d. The cargo by tht? Arawa is realising 4f .
The Russian and Austrian Govern* meuts are showing less solicitude witb regard to the Bulgarian question, and are watching the position of affairs between Franco and Germany.
It is reported that Mr Goscben will petition against the return of Mr Neville on the grounds ef personation and undue influence.
A Bill will be shortly introduced for the purpose of legalising in England the marriage with a deceased wife's sister contracted in the colonies.
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Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 88, 1 February 1887, Page 2
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