REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
TO PKESS AGENCY.
LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. Constantinople, December 2L The Imperial Hatti published authorises the conclusion of the convention with Austria regarding occupation of the provinces. The Porte has appointed Commissioners to rectify the Greek frontier. December 25. Thirty transports have been chartered at Odessa for the conveyance of troops retnrniug from the Russian army of occupation in Turkey. Vienna, December 24. It is semi-officially stated the Sultan has authorised the settlement of the Montenegrin frontiers, and the Porte is discussing a proposed loan under the guarantee of European Powers. London, December 22. The Duke of Edinburgh has been appointed a Rear-Admiral. A million has been deposited in the bank, and tenders are invited for the balance of the South Australian loan. Intensely cold snowy weather is prevalent.
December 24. A man-of-war takes the Italian exhibits to Australia. The Duke of Genoa is commartder. Alsworth, Son and Co. have failed for £98,000. Obituary—Eliot York. ! THE AFGHAN WAR. Bombay, December 22. Colonel Brown occupied Jellalabad yesterday. All is quiet, and the inhabitants are friendly. The flight of the Ameer is fully confirmed. December 24. The Ghiejies, a powerful Afghan tube have appointed Yakoob Khan as Ameer. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, December 26. Hawkesbury Handicap—Auckland, 1 : North Star, second. It was a great race ; Melbourne was disqualified. December 27. The Bchooner La Perouse, from Clar» ence to Lyttelton, foundered yesterday off Richmond bar ; all hands saved. The officers of the Seamen's XTnion are urging the strikers to abstain from violence towards three hundred and fifty Chinese on the way to serve the Company, and unless they abstain the officers will resign. An attempt was made to shoot the captain and engineer of the Company's steamer Watanga. The assailants were unknown. December 28. The shooting at Watanga is contradicted ; the report rose through the discharging of firearms. Arrived—Wakatipu ; the Suez mail steamer Tanjore is at the Sound. • Melbourne, December 27. Sailed—Tuesday: Tararua; Friday: Claud Hamilton. Arrived—Thursday: Arawata. December 29. The Chief Secretary and ProfeSߧr Pearson departed to-day on the embasiy to London. NEW CALEDONIA. Sydney, December 27. Noumea news states a friendly tribe was killed and eaten by a party of fifteen rebels.
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Kumara Times, Issue 703, 30 December 1878, Page 2
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