YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

Globe, Volume VIII, Issue 969, 3 August 1877, Page 2

YESTERDAY'S TELEGRAMS.

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE. BEK PRESS AGENCY.] Scenes m the House of Commons. The Atrocities in Bulgaria. Two Bays’ Battle at Nikopolis. The Turks Victorious. 8000 Russians Killed, and 16,000 Wounded. Bombay, August Ist, 12,11 pan. The 8.8, Bangalore, with the Suez mails, left Galle on the 31st. There have been further disorderly scenes in the House of Commons. Sydney, August 2. A telegram published here, tinted" London, August Ist, states that in a battle lusting two days, between the Russians and the Turks, at Nikopolis; the jailer gained a decisive victory. The Russian loss was— Killed, 8000 ; wounded, 16,000. INTERPROVINCIAL. [JTKOM THE CORRESPONDENT OE THE PRESS.] Dunedin, August 2. Captain Kennedy commands the Hawea this trip in place of Captain Wheeler, who is on leave. ‘ The football team comprises Allen, A. Cargill, W r . Cargill Dixon, Kulton, .Mills, Hurray, McKinnon, McLean, Neville, Nicliol, Bollard, Rose, Sleight, Turlou, Smith, and Swccte. They are considered a very strong team. Our men complain of two Temuka men playing at Christchurch and at Temuka. They have communicated with I'cinuka to tlie effect that they cannot object to them playing if ( hey arc members of ( he Christchurch Chib, tint if Ji. y d; 'O their playing at Temuka u ill he objected lu. Meeting at. Silv onstream, Timap.v, August •>, A public meeting was held yesterday at Sil verst ream regardips the extension g| thy

Alimry rail way. I hero was a good attendance. It was resolved to urge the Government to extend the line to Farlie Creek, a distance of ten miles, at once, and that petitions be circulated for signatures to that effect. Jock McLaren, of Dunedin, lectures here to-morrow evening. Hi' intends stamping the country between here and \\ ellington.