CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 639, 21 May 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (BELTER'S TI3I/EGRA3IS, PER PRESS AGENCY) London, May 13. The British Government have purchased ten aei:es at Port Said as a coaling station. * May 14. Lord Hartirigton's motion expressed no opinion as to the policy of the Government. Sir Stafford Nortlicote will submit the estimates for the Indian Expeditionary Force on the 27tli of May, when Lord HiU'tiniKon's motion will be taken. The Queen has reviewed 10,000 troops at Akk-rshott. May 16. The Turkish Government maintain I ihat the treatv of San- Sicfano stipulates for the surrender of the Shumla and Varna fortresses to Bulgaria, and not to Russia. [special cablegram to press aoenoy.] London, May 10. At the riots at Blackburn and Barnsley the military fired on the mob, live of > whom were wounded. Mills were burnt, and windows smashed. An explosion at a powder mill at Paris wr.n followed by an extensive tire ; 20 persons were killed. 1 Earl Russell is alarmingly ill, and not ' expected to recover. At a ni'-eting of employes at M-m----l Chester was refused, and the , original terms insisted, upon. The Russians have reinforced Stofano " I with 30 battalions.

Canada is taking precautions against the Fenians.

Baker Pasha and other English officers in the service of the Porte are actively engaged in the defence »f the capital. Great reforms are preparing. In the House of Lords, Lord Cardigan

stated than Sir George jioweu's signing a warrant for treasury payments without an Anpropristioit Tiill, was under the consideration of the law oelcers of the Colonial Office, and referred generally to Earl Granville's dispatch of 1870.

OlKl'TEn's TELK'IKA-.t.-:. n',K TiIKSS AG ISXCY. ) C'oNSTAIN-L'IMOrLE, Slay 17The Russians are advancing nearer Constantinople. St. PETHRfwnou, May 1/. The 'Russian Press has assumed a more moderate tone.

VERY LATEST NEWS, (srKi.'JAii to l'uii ruE.ss augncv.) London, May 18. A San Francisco telegram states that, the Rus.-i:ri Government has purchased the sfenri-r Cit-v of Sydney (which sailed for Sydney last Monday), also the steamer State"of California (launched yesterday), from the Pacific Company, and are in treaty for two of her steamers, Telegrams from the Continent are more honeful. It is :• epnrfed thai. Se/Vaiyaloff is convinced that it will be io : r--.-.ia's interest to yield to the Congress, which, it, is now expected, will meet, in spite ;' '• ! the troubles that have arisen at Stan;..- . A mill has been burnt at otherwise affairs are more quiet. (r.,a-T!-i:':s see- r.M.-r::e runs- AOKvcv.f San Fkan;-ts<v. iUay 17. The Russian agent-, here bought the swift steamer Si-ate of California. St. P::Ti:;e ; r.r M i:'!. M-iy 17. It is ivpoive.l hoi- r'n-ir Sciiouvaloff has convinced 1 the Emo "'or that it is to Russia's to vield to Feedaml s demands <■< Lnrooeao Ooueye-s, .He meeting of which now appears assured. DTRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. to rut-. pi;i;-s AOi-rr-'cv.) j Mr.r.tmniNr, May 20. The Cable Conference decided to adopt Glover's recommendation that the second cable between Singai.ore and Port Darwin should avoid fie Java land line. The subsidy to the Cable Company is not to e-zeeod L'» 2,400 tor not more than twenty years. The reduction or. present Press rates is one fourth. Mr. Witeon, the Tasmania!! representative, attaches to his signature a 'nemo, regretting that the Conference declined to entertain the suggestion that, a cable connecfniu Tasmania i'uid New Zealand should be treated as part of the general scheme of telegraphic communication with Europe.