LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 11 September 1880, Page 2

LATEST ENGLISH AND FOREIGN NEWS.

Per Steadier at Auckland. (news specials.) Londost, September Bulgaria and Roumelia have determined to continue t]ie keeping up of their forces, and have entered into a league for mutual defence, and for the carrying out of international reforms. Hanlon is expected to arrive in England on 19th inst. Trickett is rapidly improving in condition, and now shows some of his old rowing form. He does capital work on the river, between Putney and Barnes, daily, Kelly, his trainer, bamg in regular attendance. Mr, B. Thomson is expeoted shortly from America. The Right Hon. W. P. Adams has been appointed to the Governorship of Madras, in the room of the Duke of Buckingham, who returns to England. Overtures have been made to the French Government with a view of obtaining some concession in respect to ordering the closing of the schools belonging to the Jesuits' Dominicans, and other orders. The Jesuits have stated their willingness to secularise their schools and have promised to take no part in politics for the future. The offers have been accepted, and it is understood that the) podges and schools of tfyp oycjera named wjll be reopened, Montenegro is not satisfied with the cession of territory made by Turkey, and demand an indemnity of a million and a quarter franos (L 50,000), on account of the expenses to which she has been put by the refusal of the Porte to give effect to the decision of the Berlin Conference. The young.Queen of Holland yesterday gave birth to a daughter. There has been great rejoicing at Hague and Am. Btpr4<i)r>, as it was feargd that the lip© of Qrapge iSFagsan would beporqe extinct on the death of the King and Prinpe of Orange. General Roberts has entered Candahar, Ho was received in state by Wall Sheri Alj and by Generals Primrose and Bur-: rows. There was general rejoicing, as tho Candahar people were alarmed sit the'posibility of the entry of the Herat andQabul soldiery of Ayoub Khan, General Phayre continues to advance from the south, Ho finds tho enoniy strongly posted at TaukHval, 3B miles from Oaiidahar, and a battle is imminont, as tho Afghans are anxious to engage with tho forco under General Phayro before General Roberts can como to his assist? anco. Soptomber 2. Baron Haymorle, tho Austrian Qliancollcr, has arranged a feting

Bismarck, at Freiderickhue. It is generally believed that the Austro-German understanding is fully maintained, and that the Conference relates to possible difficulties between France and Germany. The recent successes of Chili have been so important that that Power now proposes to incorporate the whole of Bolivia in her territory. • The Bolivians are unwilling to lose their nationality, and though temporarily vanquished, would be troublesome subjects. The action of the House of Lords in rejecting and seriously amending many most important measures passed by the House of Commons has created great irritation throughout the cquntry. The advanced Liberals of the Liberal party in the House of Commons and the Home Rulers threaten to arrest the progress of the Appropriation Bill in order to force upon the House of Lords a sense of its responsibility for the difficulties of the the position in which it has placed the Administration in relation to the government both of England and Ireland. The latest advices from Cuba state that the tobacco crop is estimated by the agricultural department of the Provincial Government at 545,000 tons.