Invasion of Afghanistan.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3050, 23 November 1878, Page 2

Invasion of Afghanistan.

Calcutta, November 20.

. The British troops have advanced as far as the foot of Kapion, beyond the town of Thull, and occupied that position.

Everywhere they were allowed to advance unresisted.

(Beuteb's Special to PbbssAgency.)

Calcutta, November 20. The Ameer of Afghanistan has left the ultimatum unanswered.

London, November 21. > At the Cabinet Council held yesterday it was resolved to transmit orders to India for the advanoe of troops.

The Bank of England has reduced the rate of discount to 5 per cent.

A despatch from the Secretary of State to the Home Department reviews the relations between England and Afghanistan. It appears the difficulty'arose in ,1873, Mr Gladstone's Cabinet overruling Lord Northbroolc's proposals to. assure'

the Ameer of Afghanistan of protection from Russian attack..

London, November 19.

The London and Colonial wool sales opened this afternoon. The total number of bales which have arrived and are available for the series is 179,000. The first day's catalogue was fairly representative of all the colonies, and comprised 7600 bales. The • attendance of Home and Foreign buyers, was large, anil the. Competition keen, but prices show an average decline of about a penny per pound. This fall ia most strongly marked in scoured. ■ ■ *

Liston, Young and Co. have failed— liabilities, £100,000 ; also Keep, Parsons and Co., Indian and Australian merchants.