ITEMS BY THE MAIL.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 6, 7 November 1877, Page 2

ITEMS B Y THE MAIL.

Auckiawd, November 3. . ■ The Bussians admit their loss" since the commencement to the close of September to be 52,000 m killed and wounded. The Montenegrins are everywhere victorious m Herzegovina, half of Which they occupy. An attack by them on the Albanian frontier failed. Seryia and Greece are preparing for war with Turkey. Trade m England and America is reviving. There have been numerous failures of savings banks,. and extensive frauds m America.' " The Nez Fertes war closed after a sharp fight. The chief . Joseph surrendered. - Greece and Servia have arrived at an understanding, and guns and military stores are being moved to the Greekfrontier. A Collision is considered imminent. " "• A war with Mexico is imminent; Hostilities may -begin any. moment on ■ the Texan border, owing to encroachments and the lawlessness of Mexican bands. •**- A storm on the Atlantic Coast on the 4th October resulted m wrecks and serious destruction of property. Kara is being bombarded, and part of the 'town is m flames. '

LmcBPOOL, October 9. ""■ The " Times " Jiays, since the begin- H ing of the year England has imported twenty-three millions sterling worth of H wheat against eighteen millions last^f year. ■ ■ The weekly statement of the Imperial H Bank of Germany show? a decrease of H 9,600,000 marks. ;■ ' Orders have been received to get the H iron armour-plated ships Triumph and^| Hercules ready for sea by the 20th October. The Triumph is to replace tha^J Shah m the Pacific squadron, owing t°^|

the weakness displayed by the latter m her encounter with the Peruvian ram. The American manufacturers of textile iron pipe's rare competing with the home makers. . ; ■■■- The American steamer pandora has been fitted for the Arctic expedition. Cardinal Manning visits Eome at the request of the Vatican. " : 750,000 deaths occurred thTough the famine m India. Beports are favourable from Madras and Bombay ; unfavourable from Scinde, Eajpotana, Central India, and the J^unjaub. AKihilist conspiracy *to assassinate the Czar on the battle-field was dis- . covered-by the polices : v. A special from Athens states that the , Porte sent four thousand irregulars into Thessaly, sacking the country and outraging the inhabitants; .. ;. The Bircassians sent accusing Macedorii of violating repeated promises. /, Europe is excited over the conduct of the Porte. -? r Yellow fever has depopulated Fernando m Florida. The fever is spreading m the Gulf- states. -, . The steamship Constitution, of the Pacific Mail Company, drrivedat 'Frisco on the sth October on fire; Tugs towed her roundto the fo^ m her deck, and was filled with: water. The Xcause'^of^combustion was _m the bunkers* , / '" Thjrteen masked robbers took /pos\jfi^^n 9% an eastern-bound train from '"Fff^jftatT the Bigf- Springs,; Nebraska; one hundred miles east of Chaynne, They went through i. the passengers' treasures and took 750,000 dollars* Two of the gang were shot subsequently at Kansas. -. ; ;'';' ':'' : ' r ~- ■'"-'■'■ ■„•"; . ;;: :-='-^i-