NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

Kumara Times, Issue 720, 20 January 1879, Page 2

NEWS BY THE SAN FRANCISCO MAIL.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS AS&pCTATION.]

DEATH OF THE PRINCESS ALICE, Darmstadt, December 16.

As early as Friday morning the physicians. recognised that the condition of the Grand Duchess was hopeless, and sent secret messages to that effect to England. Symptoms of suffocation appeared at ; one o’clock on Saturday morning, but were temporally removed. The Grand Duke was then induced to leave the room, but his mother remained to administer to the Princess to the last. The Grand Ducal Court and I esse-Darnistadt generally, go into mourning for twelve weeks. London, December 24. The Queen will spend the anniversary ofthe Prince Consort’s death at Windsor, and will remain there although the memorial service will not be held. The 1 rince and Princess of AVales, Prince Leopold, and Princess Beatrice are also

there with the Queen. All Her Majesty’s Minister and the mem bet's of the Gov- - ernVttent nave sent expressions of them ' sympathy "with heft BRITISH INDIA- , December A despatch fibiu Allahabad says t ft iV that Sh'el'e All and hiS family are towards Balklr, with the retiring Russian Mission. Complete annrchy prevails in- Hie cb'bntry btstWe’en Jellftlabid Abel Jabuh A despatch dftted Kuril nr, free. I'O, says i ~lt is rtmbrted that Woli Mohimmed is near SnuAgAn!, ib the Pass, -Ovith eleven regiments of infantry and foiu- of cavalry, from Balkh. He will scaßcely venture to cross this season. It is Reported that the Tv ague Khehs id tlie Khyber Valley escaped to the moiliitains, before the arrival of the British. Their toWera And dwellings were destroyed. A despatch from Luceta, says i J Thb Governor df Candalial* hits determined on resistance. Generals Stuart and Bidditlph have examined the position. The Ameer’s master of horse, England’s greatest enemy, is ill, JamrOod, December 20. It is again reported that the Ameer has fled, leaving his son Ydkoob Khan in powei’i LoS ; ilr)x, Hecemher 20. A Paris despatch says t Official confirmation has been received of the statement that instructions have been sent to the Russian mission at CaVml to withdraw, A correspondent With General BroWtl reports that the British are dhe day’s march from Jellalabad. December 21. The Viceroy of India telegraphs that Major Cavagnai’i the news that the Ameer has fled from Cabal to Turkestan. Yakoob Khan was left at Cabul. The Ameer had lost nearly all control, and his soldiers were deserting. FRANCE. Versailles, December 21. The Senate re-lnserted in the budget the grant of 200,000 francs for augmenting the stipends of clergy, struck dtlt by the Chamber of Deputies, previous to its adjournment. This madeneceSsary the re-assembling of the Chamber, wliidli to-day rejected the grant. The Senate thert concurred, and the Chamber adjourned Until January 10. Pauis December 22. A Moscow special says I An express train on the Rostov and Vladikoskas railway recently ran over an embankment when twenty persons were killed including General Huntz and several functionaries and officials connected with the army. Thirty-eight persons were also Injured. ITALY. Rome, December 31, Depretis, the new Italian Premier, has made a Ministerial speech and submitted to the Chamb rs his provisional programme. His speech was received in absolutely freezing silence. The opinion of the Organ of the Right foreshadows an early downfall for the Ministry, GERMANY. Berlin, December 25. The Erapei’or is wonderfully well. He daily listens to long reports on public affairs, and gives audiences to Bismark, working hard at finance matters. A committee of three representatives of other States has been appointed to elaborate a scheme of tax reform, which, when ripe, will be laid before the Reichstag for approval. WfO'iwmiwwoiWTA'j’i-ni, f-