LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.
A BLOODY BATTLE IMMINENT. THE AGENT-GENERAL'S TELEGRAM. London. August 28. Ihe lurks during the past four or five days hare been attempting to take Shipka lass, but have always been repulsed. The Russians are now reinforced and an attack on Osman Pasha by them is looked for with a battle of a most bloody 'character. I he prosecution of Gambettafor his speech at Lille has been determined on. He draws attention to affairs in France where complications are anticipated. (Reoxer's Telegrams ter Press Agency ) Bombay, August 28. bir btafford Northcote stated at Plymouth that England's policy was one of peace, but if her interests required otherwise her strength was equal to the occasion. She would observe strict neutrality until friendly intervention might possibly end the war. A Russian official despatch states that they had maintained their position in the Shipka Pass until noon on Sunday. Servia has resolved to allow her military to co-operate with. .the Russians in Bulgaria. Sydney, August 29. Ihe drought is over in the pastoral districts of the north-west, where it has been raining steadily since yesterday. The Postmaster General and the Minister of Mines have been re-elected.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 205, 30 August 1877, Page 2
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198LATEST FROM THE SEAT OF WAR. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 205, 30 August 1877, Page 2
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