CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 476, 7 November 1877, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

ADDITIONAL EUROPEAN NEWS. [PER ROTORUA, AT AUCKLAND.] Auckland, November 7. The Rotorua arrived yesterday. The following are items from the Sydney papers:—

London, October 17

Chefket Pasha, after passing tho third convoy into Plevna, with provisions and ammunition, was returning towards Orchanie, when he succeeded in capturing from the Russians, at Elthio, large supplies of cattle. A Turkish army corps, while concentrating near the Danube, had a slight skirmish with the Russians near Kadikoi.

The Egyptian troops have been sent to Varna.

Suleiman Pasha's positions have been bombarded by the Russians from floating batteries. The Russians in the Hankaoi defile have been reinforced by two additional corps.

Suleiman Pasha reports that the roads are unfit for the movements of troops. The contemplated visit of the Empress of Russia to Bucharest has been abandoned in consequence of the removal of the Russian head-quarters to Sistova.

October 24,

The following are the winners of the Cambridgeshire Stakes : —Prince Darmberg's Jongleur, 1; Lord Hartingdon's Belphcebe, 2 ; Merton's Gladiola, 3.

Sir H. G. Elliott will succeed the Right Hon. Sir Andrew Buchanan a3 English ambassador at Vienna. MacMahon presided at a Ministerial Council when the message from the Chamber was discussed. The MoniUur says that, after the Council had sat, the President told Fourton that there could be no Ministerial changes for the present, and that the Debroglie Cabinet must meet. The Assembly defends its policy. During the Kaffir outbreak on the frontier eight thousand Gileiks attacked the colonial police, and two thousand Fingoes were twice repulsed. The Cape troops and volunteers are moving to the front. Cleopatra's Needle, which was being towed to London, and was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay on the 17th, consequent on a heavy gale, was recovered on the 24th ult.

The Melbourne Argus complains of irregularities of late in connexion with the transmission of cable messages.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Sydney, November 6. Mr. Robertson was returned for two electorates yesterday. The Lyeemoon's damages are estimated at L7OO. She is now being refitted.