CABLEGRAMS.
LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (REUTER S TELEGRAM. PER PRESS ASSOCIATION) London, March 28. Mr. Gladstone has recovered from his recent illness. News has been received from South America of the resumption of hostilities between the Chilians and Peruvians. A severe battle has been fought at Mosquegua, "which resulted in the defeat of the Chilians, who suffered a loss of thirteen hundred killed and wonnded. Bombay, March 28. Intelligence has been received from Cabul that there has. been severe fighting between that city and Gundamak. Kohistan having effected a junction ■with another hostile tribe, made a desperate attack on the British position between Cabul and Gundamak. Heavy fighting ensued, and the enemy were repulsed "with great loss. The British loss is trifling. ♦ DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (REUTER S TELEGRAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Sydney, March 29. The following Exhibition awards are announced :—Bagnell, Thames ; Halcombe, Fielding: Museum, Otago—all first prizes. Timber exhibits : Harbor Board, Auckland; Dr. Campbell, Kaipara ; Hornby, Pic ton; Norrie, Auckland—all second prizes. Cones : Potts, Chi-istchurch, first prize. Gum : Labonde, first prize; Baker, Wellington, second prize. There are also sundry lower awards. The St. Leger was won by Petrea; Nellie, 2 ; Pontiff, 3. "Won by three lengths. Time, 3 min. 20 4-10 sec.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1232, 30 March 1880, Page 2
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