ENGLISH & FOREIGN.
[eeutee’s telegrams.]
LONDON, August 19, Mr Forster’s Mission.
It now transpires that Mr Forster, the Chief Secretary for Ireland, has gone to that country with the object of inquiring whether coercive measures are necessary for the suppression of the disorder now prevailing there. The Premier. It is announced that Mr Gladstone will proceed to Italy or to Madeira in a fortnight’s time for a change of air. BERLIN, August 19, Storms in PrussiaSerious storms and floods in Prussia have caused great damage, and to a large extent destroyed the growing crops. CALCUTTA, August 19. The Siege of Candahar. A report comes to hand that Ayonh Khan sent a strong force to attack the Sherpnr gate of the citadel at Candahar, and heavy firing between the British troops and the enemy was maintained from morning to evening. The British loss is said to have been trifling.
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Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 2027, 23 August 1880, Page 2
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