LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

Waipawa Mail, Volume I, Issue 5, 28 September 1878, Page 2

LATEST CABLEGRAMS.

[Special to the Press Agency.] London, September 23. The British mission to Cabul left Peshawur last Saturday. The Ameer’s commanding officer at Kyber Pass forcibly prevented the mission proceeding, and it returned to Peshawur. The situation is considered serious. A portion of the garrison at Cyprus has been withdrawn owing to sickness. The Austrians officially report great successes in Bosnia j the insurgents are collapsing. There have been riots in Tangiers. The rioters attacked the British Consulate. AYar preparations are being made in India. Tho Times hopes that war will be averted, and considers operations impossible before spring. The popular feeling supports the Government. September 21. The London papers generally agree that the behaviour of the Ameer of Afghanistan demands prompt punishment, without dragging Russia into the conflict. September 25. The British Government leaves to a number of the Council of the Indian Secretary of Slate to initiate and carry out a line of policy towards the Ameer of Afghanistan. Prevalent opinion favors the English occupation of the Kyber Pass and Kandahar. St. Petersburg, September 25. It is officially denied here that Russia is acting in complicity with the xYmeer of Afghanistan. Constantinople, September 23. The Russians have evacuated and the Turks have occupied San StefanoV Singapore, September 23. The Siam arrived at Gallo on the 22. The Tanjorc left Galle for Australia on the 19th. .

AUSTRALIAN NEWS. Adelaide, September 27. The Government offers a reward of •£4OOO for the inventor of the best machine for reaping and cleaning cereals. LATEST TELEGRAMS. [Per Press Agency.] Wellington, September 27. To-night’s Gazette shows the total revenue for the four weeks ending the 21-th August on the following railway lines to be as follows : Kaipara, £361; Auckland, £3,352;* Napier, £1,73 L ; Wellington, £1,401 ; Wanganui, £1,955 ; New Plymouth, £441; Grey mouth, £548; "Westport, £181; Nelson, £SL2; Picton, £370; Christchurch, £22,847 ; Invercargill. £3,211; Dunedin, £7,143. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Wellington, September 25. Taiaroa gave notice that he would would move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the Maori Representation Act on Wednesday next. Mr Ormond asked under what appropriation a contract had been entered into for the extension of the Brighton and Green Island railway. Mr Macandrew replied that the contract had been entered into under section 103 of the Public Works Act, 1876. Mr Sutton moved that it was desirable that such portions of the Hansard reports as referred to the native race should be translated and circulated among the Maoris, and that the Government be requested to have the same carried out. Mr Sheehan said the Government positively declined to make any selections as to what portions should be published. An independent tribunal should be appointed to make selections for translation. Lie moved that the question be referred to the Reporting Debates Committee. The question was referred to the Reporting Debates Committee. On the adjourned motion respecting the re-adjustment of representation. Sir Robert Douglas hoped the Government would inform the House upon what principle a second readjustment should be made. Mr Rolleston proposed that the bill should be brought in at once, and the House should go the country. Mr Stout thought the whole House were now agreed that representation should be based on population only.