BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2316, 19 August 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency.j American Harvest. London, Aug. IT. The American wheat harvest prospects are favorable, and the yield is estimated at 50,000,000 bushels. liondon Wool Sales. The third series of wool auctions opened to-day. There was a good attendance of Home and foreign bu3 r ers. Six thousand nine hundred bales were offered, these being inferior and faulty wools of ail kinds. The tone of the bidding was hesitating. The auction closes on Oct. 1. Endian Finance. In the House of Commons, the Marquis of Ilartington, Secretary of State for India, in submitting the Indian Budget, said an increase of taxation -was proposed of £1,800,000. He also mentioned that no definite proposal has yet been made by the British Covermncnt to render any aid until such times as hostilities were suspended. Sedition Denounced. August 18. In the House of Commons to- day, Mr W. E. Foster, Chief Secretary for Ire land, denounced the wickedness and cowardice shown by Mr Dillon in his seditious speech at Kildare, but said ho hud no intention to prosecute him. An Afghan Repulse. Candahar Bombarded. Calcutta, August 17. Intelligence has been received from Afghanistan that a large body of Pathans attacked the British garrison at Candahar, but were repulsed and pursued and severe loss was inflicted on them.

August 18. 1* urtlicr information to hand states

that Ayonb Khan iti now engaged bombarding Canclahar, and tlfc British forces are acting on the defensive.