REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 566, 20 July 1878, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

TO PKKSS AGENCY. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, July 19. An influential puMic meeting is shortly hi be hold to (•m; i rr;ir'u!. l t,LYaconsnVld on the sncco-s of Con-Toss. Adelaide. July ID. Flour, .£lO losto .£ll l;),;" w i ie;U . 5s ; oats, 4s 6d ro 4s 9d. Other quot.-i----tions unchanged L AT EST UN PII P> L IS [{ E!). EARL DEHUrs RESIGNATION. THE POLICY OF THE tfttrn?.[T GOVEKN^IrLVJ.'. GREAT EXOITEMf.'NT FN ITALY. London. July ] 9. In the House of L-.nls,'Kr.rf I>orhv declared.that he tenueiud his v^k'uk-

tion of his s'-at in the Cabinet in consequence of a resolution of Ministers thut | a .secret expedition, consisting of Indian I troops, should sail for Cyprus, and oc- ! oupy a position on the Syrian coast, under any circumstances. Earl Salisbury flatly denied his statement which Eail Derby re-affirmed. Later. Earl Beaconsfield, in vindicating the nrovisions of the Berlin treaty "said t'uit England's insisting on wresting : Batonm and Kars from Russia would CH-tainly ba\e entailed war; and that the object to be gained would not have justified such a re.-u't. England took Cpyrus. instead of Syria or Egypt, to avoid offending France. There is great excitement in Italy at the results of the Congress. [special to press agency.] COLLEGE IN MEMORY OF NEW ZEALAND'S FIRST BISHOP. London, July 18. It has been decided to erect a College at Cambridge University to the memory of the late Bishop Selwyn. [SPECIAL TO THE WELLINGTON POST.J London, July 12. England occupies Cyprus iu strung force. 7000 Indian troops and 2400 British soldiers are to form an obstiacie to* any further advance of Eussia in Asia. July 13. In the. Paris Exhibition the Australian wools exc.-l greatly, and probably will be awarded the first prize besides a gold medal. In most sections the Australian ex hi'nits stand conspicuously high. Some foreign Governments are asking for quotations of Australian preserved meats. The Colonial : office has distributed the prospectuses of the Sydney- Exhibition, and numerous application*, both British and foreign, have been received for space.' The Liberal party'is organising a determined opposition to ihe English occupation of Cyprus on account of its being apparent that an alliance is being entered into with Turkey for the protection of her Asiatic dependencies. The Liberals think that Ottoman misgovernment precludes the possibility of au English alliance with Turkey.