REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
BRITISH AND FOREIGN. London, July 16. The weather in England during the past fortnight has been most extreme, having been quite tropical. Many cases of sunstroke are reported to have occurred. San Francisco, July 15. The Pacific mail steamship City of York which left Auckland on June 21, with the homeward Australian and New Zealand mails, arrived here yesterday. New York, July 16. The weather throughout the Northern States of America has been intensely hot for some time past. Over 550 deaths from sunstroke have occurred since the extreme heat set io. Paris, July 16. Telegrams to hand from Tunis this morning report that the bombardment of Sfakus continues, but the French have, so far, been unable to dislodge the Arabs. Later. A telegram states that the Arabs offer a firm resistance to the attempts on the part of the French vessels to land a storming party. Latest.
Latest news has just been received to the effect that the French have been successful over the insurgent tribes at Sfakus. Under cover of a heavy bombardment by the ships, a strong storm ing party effected a landing this morning. The Arabs offered an obstinate defence, but after heavy fighting were at length driven back, and the French forces are now in full possession of the town.
July 17. Lafer intelligence regarding the battle preceding the capture of Sfakus is to the effect that the French state that the Arabs offered a mosc stubborn resistance to the storming paity, and inflicted upon it a loss of eighty killed and forty wounded. The engagement lasted some time, and the insurgents did not give way until they had suffered heavily. The French troops in occupation of Sfakus have now been largely reinforced from the Squadron, and have taken op a strong position in and around the city in preparation for attacks by the Arabs.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD. Washington, July 16. This morning's bu-lletin reports that President Garfield progresses favorably. He 13 rapidly gaining strength, and his complete recovery now seems assured.
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Kumara Times, Issue 1500, 19 July 1881, Page 2
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