TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

Samoa Times and South Sea Gazette, Volume 3, Issue 162, 4 September 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE.

(From die latest Colonial Papers.) London, August 111. In tlie House of Commons to-day Lord Halting ton was again questioned relatire to the. proposed withdrawal of British ' troops from ('ahul. aud in reply made a a speech, in which lie firmly defended the action intended by the Government and declared that General Donald Stewart had expressed his full concurrunce with the steps taken. It was not, he said, of great political importance to continue to hold (tabid, this principal object of the Government, namely, tho appointment of a new Ameer, luring now been aceomplishod. i August 11. lieneral Roberts, who is sixteen miles from ('abut on the way to the relief of General Burrows at t'andahar. reports that supplies are plentiful, that bin armr is well victualled and equipped, and that th? troops are in good health. A report lnis reached the British military authorities in India to the effect | that Ayotib Khan is seriously wounded, and this is accepted as the explanation of hit hesitation to force the lighting. A party of Pathkus hare attacked a treasure baggage, belonging to the British. routed those charge and taken possession of the treasure. Active military preparations continue to be made by the Turkish authorities, and it is now considered impossible to avert an outbreak of hostilities in the East. The I'orte lias ordered the Turkish War Minister aud twelve regiments to proceed to Dulcigno, a seaport town hj) Albania, on the Adriatic, a few miles south of the Montenegrin border. The object of this movement is to enforce the surrender by tho Montenegrins of this impoitantant position. August 12. In the House of Commons, -Sir ('harles Dilke, in reply to a question relatire to th» present state of the relations between the I'orte and the Great Powers, made an important statement respecting the progress of negotiations which hare recently been agreed on for tho settlement of the Greek and other questions. Sir Charles said it was suggested by several of the Powers that, with the view of obtaining the consent of tho Sultan to the proposed frontier changes, n joint undertaking .should be given guaranteeing him the whole of the remaining 'portions of the Turkish terrirory, on condition that he formally yields to the decisions recently arrived at by the Berlin Conferlenco. Sir Charles Dilke added that the British Government, recognising the justice of the above proposals. Has notified ! acceptance of the principle. This notiI fication has not yet been submitted to tho Sultan, but probably will be presented , at an early dato. ' Mr. Gladstone has derived consider- ' able benefit from his visit to Windsor, ' aud will return to Loudon to-morrow, in order to bo present at the Cabinet Council on Saturday. It is also probable that ' Mr. Gladstone will take his seat in the ' Commons before the prorogation. ' Increased uneasiness has been created with regard to the condition of feeling in ! Ireland by an outrage which was committed in Cork harbour this morn- '"'■'• . ! Six boats, containing a large number ' of men supposed to be Fenians, suddenly ! boarded a ship lying in tho harbour, overcame tho resistance of the captain and ] crew stole three oases containing rifles, and made off. The rifles have not been recovered nor have the perpetrators yet been arrested. 1 The Government Hill permitting the interment of Dissenters in the Church of > England burying gioundsj which passed , | tho third reading in the House of Lords, on lh« 2tth June, was read n second time j in the House of Commons this even ' ing. !« General Phsyre has been lieaji Inissitlf . hj for ten days with fiiHMI troops in the vi . einity of khajnk. . | n It is untrue that Iho Afghan* have taken n i.'hnuian, c

11 Heavy fighting has taken place with it | the tribesmen at the British posts' north r. j and west of Sibi. Ninety - six AngloI Indian soldier* were killed, and much ,t i baggage and a treasure chest containing >• I £15.000 lost. 1,1 The revolt of the Albanians against ( the Sultan is ao complete that the central t, cities refused to join in any movement • ! against Greece. o j Ayouh Khan's forces now number II 20,UU0 men. The Herat portion desire i» to return home with their plunder, ,1 The Government having refuse. Ito t alter their programme, the Tories below s the gauway and n section of the Irish 0 party joined, and n whole day's wrangle a ensued, The oflicial Tories voted with the 1 Government. 3 General Stewart has had an interview I, with Abdul ltnhman. The new Ameer ;. expressed his gratitude for the .assistance s and countenance, exhibited "towards hiui , by the British Government. 0 A meeting took plaee yesterday at. . Isehl, a village iu the province of Cpper i Austria, of the Kmperors of German v i and Austria. The meeting is supposed to hare seme political signification, and 1 has been a good deal commented open in - political circles. The result of Ui- f'niii ference is generally considered conducive , to peace. I De» Voeux, who was last month ap- • pointed Govanittr of the Bahamas, has s now been appointed lo succeed .Sir i Arthur Gordon as Governor of Fiji. August I.'!. > It is announced that Parliament will be prorogued nc.\t week, probably on Tuesday. Simla, August 1(1. The Indian Government is in receipt of later intelligence from ('andahar. messengers from Generals Burrnwe* and Primrose having brought advices from the city to the lith instant. At that date I all remained quiet at Oandalwr, Avon! , Khan not'having ventured to nmka am , attack upon the British hoops. The. i defences of the situations occupied Im-.t | been completed and everything wns ::> readiness in case an attack should b« I made in force. The supply of provisions , was sufficient to enable the British to > hohl out. for '',') day*. , Accordingtotlicuiost recent intelligence, , Ayouh Khan still hesitates v., attack the ' I'ritish entrenched in t 'andahar, and has . not ventured to march against General I'hayre's forces. The main body of Aynub's forces is , stationed at Kokoran, a place a few miles i west from Cauda bar, on the mad toGiriskh, , hut somewkat nearer the city than Sanguri, where they were previously reported to he. August 11. The latest news from ('andahar state* i that the inhaliitants in ike vicinity of that city who, previous to the recent rle- • feat, maintained a friendly attitude, »:•- now showing signs o.f open hostility and are endeavouring to harass the liritish troop*. .Several skirmishes have t»ken place between the villagers who have takfii up arms, and detached portion" of General Burrows, forces. Fn all th» engagements the British were completely successful, and indicted severe punishment' on the enemy. The general situation, however, at ('andahar is unchanged. The attitude of the leading Afghan chiefs and tribes towards the new Ameer. Abdurrahman, is very encoiuaging. His 'accession has hewn hailed with great satisfaction in many of the principal towns, ami public rejoicings held l>y the inhaliitants. Kveninjf. It is officially announced that a final interview will take place between General Stewart and Abdul ltnhman at Sherpur, in the neighbourhood of I'abul. General Stewart will immediately afterwards withdraw with his entire force to (iaudamiik. aa previously arranged. August Hi. One day's later news has beiju received from General Roberta who is continuing In push forward to (.'atidnlutr. The attitude of the natives is not unfriendly. No opposition has been met with. News from Cabal state that the cityhas been linally evacaated by General Stewart, who has now withdrawn his fores* t« Gtiudamuk. The city is reported to eontlmie perfectly tranquil, Advices have come to hand respecting General I'hayre's column, which marched to relieve the forces at ('antlahar. The relieving column daily conlinm" its advance, ami since former advices x'-.i march, has net encountered any opposition. Co.sktaxtiniil'l.k, August, t/8. The Turkish Government «re increasing their endeavours to obtain a modification of the frontier lines decided upon at the Conferenec. An interview was held to-day between Mr. Goshen, special British Ambassador, riul Abeddin Pasha, Graml Vizier and jjfcjlter of Foreign Affairs, on the sajfficV In tlt9 j course of the interview Mr.Ts««tts;en tnliI mated plainly that the IWcreTiad wsolved to abide by tke decisions of the Conference, anil that there was no chance I whatever of any change being made in I the frontier lines laid down at Berlin.