EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 2, Issue 59, 16 November 1878, Page 2

EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE.

(From the hiti-si ('■>!■ 1 Papers.; A Cab Am' < )ia< been sumui » 11 « I I >)r tie* '»iii O i■)'h;i', :•> = i;.-><■ i;s;:»e Kabul (jiiosiion. The Daily News suvs an imim-.hate muvement of British ir-mps on Kabul n:us been decided on. Kami Andrassy will retire from the Chancellorship of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. J’he . cma. -bug uk mhers oi the Austro-1 l ung ■ -u ! ’ may po-TCy , remain. 1 • : . *.u - '■>. < A,me .il-asbT ‘that the ■ o.- | The i.eyrees i;l Santa C •/ 1 | " t«.M»k of lie* ' : -i ■ ■•u j 1 mitb-d mm vie rs ;.;,d ir. _u oil a su Ttly. <■ mi*". - v. .l!i the 1 < ::m» .il. j > The I■•• a! i 11! alii .ea iii tii t .iy of< * lasi guw Dank are rep mled i >lm ten millions , | • assets unknown. One cause of the faili urc was the lock-up of its capital in Ausi tralinn and New Zealand laud. A fourth - attempt on its parr to transfer a portion > of its liabilities for New Zealand advances < also failed. Owing to the City of (Jlas(ow Bank failure three Indian firms have f stopped payment, with three millions I liability. They are Smith and Fleming, r of .London; William Michael, of Bombay ; and Fleming, of Ivurraehoe. A great ; number of other linns are involved. The 1 Scotsman states that the result of these : failures will bo more disastrous than the failure of the Western Bank in I .So 7. ■ The deposits amounted to eight millions. Several Scotch hanks are proposing to the . depositors immediate payment of half 1 their deposits. (Moher 7. The Cabinet was dispersed to the i country after the meeting of the sth. It f was understood that no definite conohiI sion had ) teen arrival 1 at on tlui Afghan \ question, hot they will support tbeGovcr- . nor-Ocneral of India, and probably Kan* - dahar and Jelalabad will bo occupied be- - fore the winter. (Ictober 1). - r The lend Chief Justice of Kngland has « tendered his resignation. Thomson suu--5 coeds. Thu Secretary of War is endeavouring to prevent tho surrender of the fortress of PodgeriUn to tho Montenegrins. The stock markets are d"pressed, owI ing to approhunded failures. There is a 1 panic in bank shares. October 10. . Owing to outrages reported to liavo i been perpetrated by the Turks the Hus- , sinus have re-oecupted Selierkmc Iji. October 11. • Great surprise is felt here at tho action of the liussiuu Government in re-oocu-

pying Tehee kmedji. England demands explanation. 1 October 14. A panic occurrcil at a lira in a theatre j 1 in Liverpool, when >7 persons were j 1 killed and many others injured. The Daily News announces the ap- ; ointment of .Sir 0. Bowen as Governor ( of Mauritius. ‘ , I October 22, ( 1 Tiie Ameer of Kahnl signs his willingness to consider t.-nns with England, and despatches an envoy to negotiate with, ■ j tie- viceroy of India, j Tile First Lord of the Admiralty and ■! Secretary of State for War have started ’ for Cyprus. C’owrAxnsui’LK. October !). , The I’orte liually refuos to :e;e -pt the ' Austrian Convention. Ml..mi ms have massacred the t, , ■ i in "Hied ■i ■ i \vitielra\v i! of the 1 1 llu-si.Oi lr. p fr. m Salt Slefano has ‘ i ,jo;i],od in i- , j;;. :uv of Itlllrde! • wide*.* i!n. ■ is-un d in tie e\a ailed i 'list riets. Oetoi r 14. I 'file llu'-ian imps are returning to li ; Adrianople. s ! The relations between Turkey and, ; , Austria are very critical. Turkish troops 1 ,! | have been sent to Novi Bazar to oppose a | the Austrian occupation.

October 22. A replv has been received by the l Sultan from the Amir of Afghanistan, couched in unfriendly terms conseciuently tlio present nspeet of atl'airs is unchanged. 'the Siam, with the Suez mails, left Gallo cm the 17th. The Sultan lacs informed the British Ambassador that Tin hey will never conclude an alliance with Kussia. St. Peteusiicim}, October 0. The Russian Government announces its intention to administer Uomnclia according to the San Soriano. October 11. The Press throughout Russia has assumed an aggressive lone. The Government has announced its intention not to evacuate Dargoss or Kirk Kilissehin Ilonmelia. VIitXNA, October 1). Bosnia and Herxegovina are now com]detelv subjugated. The tcclal Au-lrian loss in the undertaking was {4OOO. Bi.ni.iN. October I’>. Xegotia’nms are proceeding “lowly hj. - tween t icnnanv and tie* \ oilcan. 1 ordinal Iteiimrd will probably be charged w it.ii the contidential mission.