REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 699, 24 December 1878, Page 2

REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.

TO PRESS AQENbV,

LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS.

London, December 20.

A great storm took place in the Sea of Marmora, and a French steamer was sunk through a collision and 150 drowned. There is great agitation among the students of St. Petersburg!*, in consequence of a change in the classes. The militia were Called out, and dispersed the crowd. Many arrests have been made and vigorous measures have been adopted.

A Liberal candidate was elected by a great majority for the County of Kerry. Italy and Germany are progressing favorably.

The Chimborazo has arrived at Suez, December 21.

The Committee of the London Stock Exchange expelled four members and suspended two other for unfair dealings in bank shares.

The marriage of thfe Diike of Cumberland and Princess Thyra was celebrated to-day. Bombay, December 21. General Brown will occupy Jellalabad to-day.

It is stated on good authority that the Ameer has loft Cabul for Turkestan in company with the returning of the Russian mission.

The troops are deserting Yakoub Kkan.

Decembef 21 (night). An official despatch has just been received which fully confirms the statement of the flight of the Ameer into TurkCstan, leaving his son Yakoub Khan in power.

LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydnely, December 22. ;,The brig Xsibrook wa# ; Nvjufod' ( by fire and scuttled. The wfas killed and the mate seriously burnt by an explosion. It is insured for £IOOO. At a meeting of the committee of the Sydney Exhibition, it was stated that France had applied for immense space, and that the Belgium exhibits Would be large. A thousand miners in Newcastle and Wollongong refused to coal the A.&N. Company’s steamers. Mediation in reference to the strike has again failed.