NEWS BY CABLE.
SPECIAL ' TELEGRAMS. London, September 25. . The British fleet leaves Principle on Saturday for (Jrtaka. ; .: Much uneasiness is felt on tho Continent at the Afghan difficulty, lest it may lead to a conflict between England and Russia. The Standard says that Russia persists in hor scheme of a permanent mission to tjabul., , . September 26. Orders have been given to mass troops at Quettab, with a view of an immediate advance into Candahar. •The Cabul mission is dissolved. It is expected that the Khyber Pass will bo taken from the Ameer., Although the British Government are in possession of evidence showing that Russia promised the Ameer a subsidy and a portion of the Indian territory in the event of a successful war, they desire to leave' the Afghan question entirely in the hands of Lord Lytton, in order to avoid .dragging Russia into the dispute. The Turks have been defeated by the insurgents in Thessaly. , > The Austrians have occupied Swarank, A gunpowder explosion has occurred at tho Gothard railway tunnel. Gladstone has published a letter thanking South Australia for tho congratulatory-ad-dress sent him on his conduct on tho Eastern Question. ■ ' Sir M. Hioks-Boacb, in a speech at Chipping Norton, warmly praised the patriotic behavior of tho colonics during tho. Eastern ■ crisis, testifying, ho said, to the loyalty and unity of tho Empire. . • September 28. Tho money market is easy. The large imports of gold Jiavo given an improve^jaoaa*
tary position. Discount rates in theopeu market are equal to the bank minimum. The bank reserve is becoming so strong as to warrant a reduction iu the rate of discount. The stock markets are agitated by the Afghan crisis. The market for colonial debentures ia heavy and depressed. The improvement recently reported in wool has been totally lost. Prices show an average decline of to 2d. (REUTERS SPECIAL TO PRESS AOEKOYJ, Calcutta, September 26; The Government has resolved upon massing troops on the frontier, with tho view of early operations in case it should be found necessary to undertake the march to Cabul, The mission to. the Ameer has been abandoned. London, September 27. A Cabinet Council has been summoned for next week to deliberate on the course of action that will be necessary consequent on the unsatisfactory state of Lord Beaconsfield’a health. September 28. Mr. Trernayne, a Conservative candidate, has been elected for Truro. September 29. Captain Nares has sailed in the Alert on the South Pacific exploration, Berlin, September 27. The Emperor of Germany will resume the reins of government at the end of October. Constantinople, September 20. The Russians have evacuated Tchtaldja. The British ironclads in tha Sea of Marmora withdraw only to Artki until the Russians have left Adrianoplo. Vienna, September 29, Bosnia is virtually pacified, and the insurgents have been dispersed. Naples, September 29. Vesuvius is in full eruption. AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, Monday, The pedestrian Williams walked a hundred and ten miles in twenty-four hours. Prospecting ia still proceeding in New Guinea. A pieco weighing a pennyweight and strong colors have been found iu a tributary of Goldie River. A new river has been discovered. The. missing 'Communist has been found at Percy Island in a state of great exhaustion. Adelaide, Monday. Mr. King has been sworn in as Minister of Education. ■ ■ .
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5470, 8 October 1878, Page 2
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