NEWS BY CABLE.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM. Bombay, November 23. Tho British force advanced and shelled Ali Musjid, in the Khybor Pass. The Ameer’s troops were strongly posted, and the attack was postponed until the remainder of the column arrived. A later telegram states that the British attacked Ali Musjid yesterday afternoon. The Afghans evacuated it last night after a brisk cannonade. The troops occupied the place this morning. The British loss was trifling. November 24. The Viceroy of India has issued a proclamation justifying England's declaration of war against the Ameer, and averring that hostilities were directed against the Ameer, and not against the people of Afghanistan, whoso independence was recognised and would be respected ; and further, that England would not tolerate the intervention of any Power. (REUTER’S SPECIAL TO PRESS AGENCY.) London, November 26. The steamer Pomerania, bound from New York to Hamburg, came into collision with a barque off Folkestone at midnight. The steamer sank in ten minutes. 200 persons were drowned and 117 saved. London, November 28. The creditors of the Bank of Glasgow are to receive a dividend shortly.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5515, 29 November 1878, Page 2
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182NEWS BY CABLE. New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 5515, 29 November 1878, Page 2
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