BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2327, 1 September 1880, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency, j The Afghan War. Calcutta, August 30. Intel! igonce lias been received here to-day that Kelat-i-Ghilzai has been evacuated, and the British troops which formed the garrison there have joined the relieving foi’ce under General Roberts, who has continued his march towards Candahar, News has also been received that the Path an tribes who recently attacked the British garrison at Katchmadan, near the Bolan Pass, but were repulsed and severely punished, have now been disarmed by the force which was sent against them. Later. It now transpires that the Pathan tribes which‘have been disarmed by the British force, consisted of inhabitants of country to the north-west of Kurrachee, in Scinde, which place they were threatening, not Katchmadan. Further intelligence received states that General Phayre’s army is now marching, combinedly with that of General Roberts, on Ayoub Khan’s position, at Argandab, to the north of Candahar. Turkey and the Powers. London, Aug. 30. In the House of Lords, to-day, Earl Granville, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, in reply to a question, said the Great Powers were discontented at the Porte’s answer regarding Montenegro, and were now deliberating on their reply. He further slated that orders have been given for warships to proceed to Ragusa. Another Appointment. Lord Enfield has been appointed Under-Secretaiy for India. A Splendid Harvest. Harvest operations are now nearly completed. The total yield will amount to 11,500,000 quarters.