CABLEGRAMS.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 88, 19 October 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[Pek Press Agency.] London, Oct. 13 to 15. The British Envoy, liberated from Calml, bears a letter from the Ameer. A piinic was occassioned by tire at a theatre in Liverpool. Thirty-seven persons were hilled, and many injured. H. Balfour, of Manchester, stopped payment. Liabilities, £1,500,000. The Bank of England has raised the rate of discount to six per cent. The ‘ Daily News ’ announces the appointment of Sir George Bowen as Governor of Mauritius Constantinople, Oct 14. The Russian troops are returning to Ad rianople. The relations between Austria and Turkey are very critical. Turkish troops have been sent to Yeni Bazar, to oppose the Austrian occupation. Berlin, Oct. 15. Negotiations are proceeding slowly between Germany and the Vatican. Cardinal Densura will probably be charged with a confidential mission. (Special to the ‘ Globe.’) London, Oct. 14. The Powers unitedly are urging upon Turkey the execution of the Treaty of Berlin. Turkey is resisting. Fresh trouble is apprehended. (From the Melbourne 1 Argus.’ St. Petersburg, Sept. 25. Russian complicity with the Ameer of Afghanistan has been officially denied. London, Sept. 25. Sir Jung Bahadoor favours the occupation of the Khyber Pass and Candahar. Singapore, Sept. 25. Chinese riots have taken place at Penang. The Governor has ordered the departure of two of the chief ring-leaders. Baron Overbeck is proceeding to England to explain the Borneo concession, Rajah Brooke, of Sarawak, has also left for England. Further Dutch reinforcements have arrived at Acheen. Operations are continuous. Sickness prevails among the troops. The Shannon is proceeding to England to-day. Sept. 30. It is rumoured in Calcutta that England intends to permanently annex Afghanistan.

Relations between Italy ami Austria are very unsatisfactory. It is stated that Germany proposed another European Conference, but that the British Government expressed in strong terms their intention of abiding by the treaty of Berlin, and enforcing its conditions. France is said to be perfectly in accord with England. There have been recently several ominous signs of popular agitation in Russia, and a few days ago a sanguinary collision occurred at Odessa, between the military and the populace, which was brought about by a demonstration of the latter in favour of some condemned criminals. Coupled with this comes the news that several Sclavonic societies at Moscow have been suppressed by the authorities on account of their revolutionary tendencies. Satisfactory progress is being made in reference to the introduction of reforms in Asia Minor. Sir Austin Layard has made some of the demands to which the Porte objected. The Porte has declared ’that the treaty respecting Cyprus did not imply the renunciation by Turkey of her independence. Turkey would listen to the counsels of England, and introduce reforms.