REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 603, 30 August 1878, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

[special to press agency.] AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Melbourne, August 23. The Underwriters’ Association report •hub the brigantine Circe, bound from Gamaru to Batavia, grounded on Crompton Island. She jetsamed some flour, an-1 floated, and arrived at Batavia on 21st August. The natives stoL 50 tons of flour.

[SPECIAL TO THE WELLINGTON POST.] WAR NEWS. London. August 21. The Austrians, having been greatly reinforced, advanced to Serai, the capital of Bosnia, and, after a severe eu-

gagemeut which lash'd a considerable time, defeated the Bosnians and captured their capital. August 23. Greece has sent an official intimation to Turkey that it the Porte refuses to concede to her the terms granted by the Berlin Congress, she will wrest them from Turkey by war. August. 24. Warlike operations in Bosnia continue. Seragero has been partly fortified by the Austrians, who are making that place, their head-quarters, aind are concentrating reinforcements there. The Montenegrins are determined to resist forcibly the Austrian occupation of Bosnia. The Turkish garrison, refusing to surrender Podgoriza, the Montenegrins are bombarding the castle. The Austrians followed up their victory at Seragero by inflicting another serious defeat on the Bosnians at Solatz. At the wool sales to-day, Queensland wools showed a slight decline in price. FIGHT IN QUEENSLAND. Cooktown, August 26. A pitched battle has been fought at the new rush between the whim population and 1300 Chinese. Several persons were killed, and many wounded. LATEST UNPUBLISHED. Dunedin, August 30. The Chamber of Commerce has received an intimation from the Government that they will take no action this session bo provide that fourteen days’ notice of intention ti file a bill of sale be given, and that suits will he carried on at the places where the debt is legally due.