CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume II, Issue 104, 24 August 1880, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS.

0 (BEUTEIt's TELEGRAMS.) . Lokdon, August 18. In the House- of Commons today Mr Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, denounced the wickedness and cowardice of Mr Dillon'* recent seditious speech at Kildaro, but said the Government had no intention of pro secuting him. Later. It now transpires that Mr Forster, Chief Secretary for Ireland, ha 9 gone to the country with the object of in« quiring whether coercive measures are necessary for the suppression of the disorder now prevailing there. It is announced that Mr Gladstone will proceed to Italy or to Madeira — - in a fortnight's time for change of air. August 19. Report comes to hand that Ayoub ; Khan sent a strong force to attack \ the Shurpar Gate at the Citadel at \ Candahar, and heavy firing between \ British troops and the enemy was' JjßWtintained from morning to evening. The British loss is said to be trifling I Bbibbanb, August 19. ! In 'the Legislative Assembly last E^ight the Colonial Treasurer antounced that the Government intend tjbis session to introduce a bili to jjfc£horize the construction of the *Tntna4Jontinental Railway to the Gulf of Carpentaria on the principle of payment by land grants. Sydney, August 18. Itjs.slftiad* th«*-'«T^legra"m~waß peceived today from Murdoch, one ot |thd Australian cricketers, who says

-tbat~*fe»- \ IWEaglatid- -nmt ehr is- not yet definitely concluded, but a reply is expected in a few clays, August 19 It is understood thattlie Government has notified to the Banks its intention t> withdraw £200,000 from its deposits. Berlin, August 19. Serious storms and floods in Prussia hive caused greab dam*g«, and to a large extent destroyed the growing crops. «