REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

Kumara Times, Issue 738, 10 February 1879, Page 2

REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.

[NEW ZEALAND PRESS ASSOCIATION,] LATEST EUROPEAN NEWS. London, February 5. The French President sent a message to tlu j Chamber which expiessed his devo'ion to parliamentary affairs. February 6. In Consequence of the plague, three week's quarantine is ordered at Malta against all arrivals from Southern Ru-sia. Tnereisi icreasing vigor against i.he plague: o i (lie fion ieis of Garmanv, Austria, the Turkish Principalities, and in Italian p.irts. Three per cent, consols, 96-|. Tlifi piope-rtion of the reserve to the liabilities of the Baik of England is 39 per cent ; the total reserve in notes and bullion in the Bank of England is £12,937,500. Admiral Pothain succeeds Harcourt as ambassador. LATEST AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, February 7. Arrived—Hero. Englishman, first innings, 226 c Wales, two out for 53 Our fielding was bad. The English batting was splendid. [special.] Sydney, February 7. In the return match, Lucas made M '; Hornby, G 7 ; Ulyett, 56; l'hnmett nil ; Penn, 13; Royle, C; eight wickets for 255. At the first the Englishmen seemed to defy till bowling, fir the. three first wicket -; making 'JI7. Ulvett was m ignifieenHy caught, by Evans, and then the wickets fell rapidly.

Return :n;«tcli Englishmen, first innings, 2G7 ; f[ornby, 67 ; Ulyett. 55 ; Lnc-.s, 51 ; Harris, 41. Wales, first two wickets for o 3 ; ?oirdoch, not out, 28 ; Massie, 38 ; Jjannermiu, 90 ; !>an-s 5 ; Gregory, 4; Sheridan and Snofforth, nil ; Powell 5 ; 'J'isdal, nil ; Murd ich, not out, S 3 ; total, 170. In the second innings the umpire gave Murdoch inn out, :\nd the moli challenged the dec'sion and rush-d the. ground. There was great excitement. Three men are Cimmi;fc--d for trial in connexion with the recent f.tal puglistic fight at Winds-ir, Melboukxe, Fehnrary 7. Rir Charles Slade addressed his constituents at. Portland yesterday. He characterised tlie Council EeTorm Bill as truly liberal. Queensland, February 7. M'lhvraith, Premier, is ree'ectcd, Macllosan, Minister of Works, will be opposed liy Morgan, tt local lawyer. TJanne.-man hurt his other hand the same way as during last niatci'i a-.:d quitted the field. Absolmo, 6 ; Schtiltz, 5; Hornby (not out) 4. Totil, 267. A. Ban icrnnn, 16; Th unpsoiv, 2; two wickets for 37 runs. LATEST AFGHAN NEWS. Bojiray, January 31. At J urn rood large lumbers of our prisoners are employed making roads. A ne»v frontier brigade; under Colonel Jenkins, has been f.>n»e !. The Eur -p an troops a,-pe;tr in good hea'th, but t!:* cold is ve-y trying to the natives. Comparatively few ine.i, however, are i i hospital. Khojuk Pa.-s is strong! v held bv the combined troop* ot (h-nerals Stewart and IViddulphj and supplies are. emuing in fr fly. Kumdar states that thAmeer his i-istiuuted th» tribes ii- th s di eetimi not to oppose our advan e as far as Kami diar, but after vv; rds to attiet and molest the convovs in the rear. Am<-<r has sent his wile and t'C.isuiv to Maiiiiana in the north of Afghanistan.

Lt has been ascertained that Mirakhu the Master of If .rses (r.ho official who nu't M;ij u at Ali Musjid) has been poisoned by a follower. \l is repiirti'd that Yakoob Khan lias made ovo* tares of peace to Sir S; Browne. Generals Browne and Roberts are makin,' aViang'Mnents for securing the positions they have won for the winter. All Genera! liiddulph's force is uov/

crossing the Khojuk Pass en route to Khandar. Jdir Afzul Khan, Governor of that place, has it is reported, informed the Ameer that without outside help a good defence is impossible. The fighting is now considered virtually over for the present, with the exception of small expeditions to punish the tribes which molest and harass the convoys.