CABLEGRAMS.
(From the Press Agency.) LATEST WAR NEWS. THE TURKS STILL SUCCESSFUL. London, August 14. Skirmishes favourable to the Turks take place daily, . The positions of the armies before Plevna are unchanged. . A great battle is imminent, there being 100,000 men on each side. Bombay, August 17. The left wing of Mahommed Ali is marching towards Sulieman Bey, whose cavalry has gone beyond the Balkans. General Melik.,ff has been reinforced, and has resumed offensive operations. Isniali checks Tergukason. Singapore, August 17, 12.30. Disraeli and Derby remain in town during autumn. Muktar Pasha remains on the defensive. .. The Russians have evacuated Kustenji. . <. DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, August 17. Woodlands won theHawksbury guineas. Janitor won the Handicap. Case brandy, 32s ; quarters, 9s 3d ; kerosene, 2s 2d ; rice, nominal ; breadstuffs unchanged ; tobacco and sugar, unchanged ; Bcimont sperms, 10£ d to 10 s d. Melbourne, August 17. The Budget, last night, shows the revenue last year to be over L 4.500,000, and the expenditure, L 4,358,000. The estimated revenue for the current year, including last year's balance, is nearly L 5,860,000. Certain duties are abandoned, and newly imposed taxes, including those on imported stock.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 408, 18 August 1877, Page 2
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