LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 21, 15 January 1879, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

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London, Jnnunrr 10. Ellison, charged with the Avoca gold robbery, has been discharged, the law officers holding t hat the Victorian Government has no exclusive jurisdiction oVei' offences com - mitted on the high st as, to justify thesurreti der ot the prisoner. They also held the evident>e of. VVeibergto be inidutiuate. It is not intended to re-arrest Ellison, ' Mr, Fcrster, speaking at Bradford, Mnde a severe at tuck on foreign' policy df'tiie Government, and. expressed a hope t hat the next .generaj^e_lecjt.ion..w.pujd, condemn the linperinlisT^poticy wlcii now prevails, and which might lead to the whole world becoming in-.Yfityedsin.-WHPt;--- ._. -■- -r -_ ■- - ■-- - 4ienera.l Biddulph has advanced sucessful and without meeting with any opposition to within three days' inarch of Caudahar, where it. is expected the enemy are stationed m force and intend to make a stand. Lord B.eauor afield Ims ha.d a severe attack of gout, The depression m trade is causing a general movement far the reduction of wages, and there are numerous strikes m consequence. ' Fifteen hundred goods guards a,nrl shunters on the Midland Hail way liny© struck. Lord Beuconstield is progressing favorably An outbreak of plague at Astrachan i* reported. The Russian authorities are attempting to. localise it. An authentic statement is made that the Ameer has entered .Kus&ian. territory unattended, by troupa. The proposal for a reduction of wages amongst the Yorkshire colliers has resumed m a strike, which threw 7UOJ out of work, and has »tuppeU the manufacture of railway iron. Engineers hare also it ruck to the number of. 22QUO, against a, proposal to extend the working hours without extra pay. The whole of the London trades organisations, and the unions are raising a special fund to assist the strikers, unJ support them while out of work. The British garrison m the feriwar Paflsis threatened with a raid by the -HUt tribes, and urgently demands help. General Robert's division has arrived at Matsjn, and, i*. advancing oil, Qubu.l. BoMß.vr, January 10. Qrenernl Roberts has successfully attacked and completely defeated the Affghans at Khost, Tl\e en.emj w.ere m considerable number, and sustained a heavy loas. The liritish casunliios were slight. It is expected this defeat will hare a salutary e^Eeet oi\ the native tribes. ,_ J.iinuary 11. ,' • A daring robbery of jewellery belonging to Lady Robinson, is reported from Government ijouse. The thitf was arrested wlifo. pawning jewels won li £&00. A. clerk named Montgomery, recently from Melbourne, was arrested. A London cable states t^at, the demnnds fo.r apuce m, thedydiiey Exhibition are very pressing. Tlie applications from the (Jon-, tinent are. numerous and increasing. Over I<JOO imiu.igrants are uo.w. for Svd,n.eY. ■- Mr. Berens, of the firm of Berens and; Banninger, Brisbane (who have suspended),, disappeared last night, and fears are enterta.in.ed for his safety. . There- are now, 100 men busily employed o.n. th^j Exhibition building. Mi\ Wiilaon, the Colonial 'X'vea.aurer, has been, ejected, for tlys Laohliin by a substantial majority over Mr. M.'L.can, tiie Chairman, of the Hetorm, League.. The sailing o^ tiie, s.h^p. lint hie has been prevented, by any e-ntfaord^inary accident. Une of ncr seamnn uc-inden,! ally stab- ed himself near the heart, and the doctor. positively forbids" $he slightest movement. The man can, nelfh/er be rem,oved onshore, nor the. ship leave. The" Duke of Buckingham, Sir H.. Ward t and Sir James Fergusson are mentioned as bein^ an,x v iot( v 3. to be Governors of New South Wale*, MEW>tr«XE, January H. The South Mei,bo,nrne at tlieir h'rst in,-, nings scored 31?. Canterbury, first innings, 90. Second. iftn.ii\ieSi 134. At the-s»l&o.f Hr.. BJacK's shortluxro^. there was briak competition,, bi^t puiees were lower than, at the last sale. , Hoba.RT T.Q.Y?jr, January 11. The nvitclv betw.uen the Hqlwv;toji ejghteen ami Lord. Harris.' En^lisli eleven; has so far re.au,lte4 ;t\ th,& ilingli^li team scoring 183 m their- Qrat innings, while the local players made 8^ m their fi.rst-, and have two wickets do.wn for 19 m their second innings.