REUTER’S TELEGRAMS
TO PRESS AGENCY. THE WAR IN AFGHANISTAN. Calcutta, December 8. Another conciliatory reply to the ultimatum lias been received from the An eer, who professes to have written
his submission previously. It is believed it was' re-writteu after the defeat at Ali Musjid. London, December 9. It is reported that Shore Ali has fled. A temporary revolution is reported in Cabal, causing the Ameer’s flight to Turkestan. LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. London, December 9. Princess Alice is alarmingly ill. The West of England and South Wales District Bank has failed. Liabilities unknown. The West of England Bank’s liability is three and a half millions. It is alleged the office has sufficient funds, but suspension is possible. LOSS OF A SYDNEY SHIP. London, December 9. A German sailor, rescued in the Channel, reports that he is the' sole survivor of the barque San Juan; bound from Sydney to England with wool which collided with a steamer off the Lizard. THE GOVERNORSHIP OF NEW ZEALAND. Sydney, December 9. The Evening News states that Sir Hercules Robinson has been offered arid will accept the Governorship of New Zealand.
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Kumara Times, Issue 688, 11 December 1878, Page 2
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