Telegraphic News.

Waikato Times, Volume XII, Issue 982, 8 October 1878, Page 2

Telegraphic News.

[s»'E<!l\L TO TRUSS AUENCV.] LONDON, Sept. L>G. Orders are ,?f»en to mass troops at Q.ietttth, w fc'i a vie-v to an immediate "advance into C uulahar. It; is expected to detach Kyber Pass from the Ameer. Although the British Government are m possession of evidence showi'icr that 'tussia promised tin* Ameer a subsidy and a portion of Indian Territory .m the: event .of a successful war, they desire to leave the Afghan q \e^tion riitivol v" m inn hands of Lord Lytiou, m order to avoid dr.»m»ii».; llu&iia int> the dispute. The Turks were defeated by iusui'geiiti iv Thessally. Tim A us rians occupied Swaivtnk. Mf^adstone^ "has published a lettri- th*anking"'he South Australians lo their congratulatory address on his conduct m the Eastern question. Sir Michiel H'cks Beach, m a 8j» eel) iit Chipping, Norton, warmly prtised t.h-s patriotic behaviour of th« colonies dnni g the Eastern crisis, te-. Hying t*i the loyalty and unity of the empire. A Cibiuet Couuc lis suiumonel for next week, to deliberate on the c •ursf of action consequent on Earl 13 M,c msfitjlil's unsatisfactory state of h silth. BERLIN, Sept. 24. Th» Emperot resigns the'reins of Government at 'he'end.uf October. iLONDON. September 20. 'Captain Nared sailed iv the Alert on a South Pacific exped tiou. NAPLES, September 29. Vesuvius is m ful 1 eruption.