CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 520, 31 December 1877, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(SPECIAL TO THE PKESS AfiENCY.) LATEST WAR AND GENERAL NEWS. London, December 27. The Armenians at Stamboul have refused military service. The Servian a'tack on Tergovitza was repulsed. Eleven men and thirty horses were frozen to death at Bucharest, not 11,930 horses as telegraphed in error.

YERY LATEST NEWS. Lrixnox, December 28. The American champion Courtney has agreed to row Trickett. December 20.

The Sultan has solicited the mediation of the British Government with the Emperor of Russia. England has consented. After two days' fighting the Servians captured Pivot. MnkMar Pasha lias gone to Ersumjian, leaving Ismail Pasha in command. Erzeroum is now nearly invested.

At an anti-Russian meeting in Trafalgar Square there were some riotous proofed? ings, the pro-Russians interfering and tearing down the Turkish flags. The" Whitehall Review states that the Premier intends proposing to Parliament to accept the suzerainty of Egypt, with the Sultan's and Khedive's consent.

The Austrian reply to the Turkish note intimates that she will only permit Russia to conclude peace on the basis of the treaty of Payis, and will not sanction the dismemberment, of Turkey, nor allow the Black Sea to become a Russian lake.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. [itEPTEIVfi TELEGRAM**, PER PHBSS AOBNCY.] Sydney, December 20. Three more Ministers have gbeen reelected,

Fresh gold discoveries in New Guinea are reported. Brisbane, December 28.

There was a terrific hailstorm to-day. The damage to the town was considerable, and several persons were injured.