TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

Press, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4640, 15 June 1880, Page 2

TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

■ • — fBY SUBMABHTH CABLE.] ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. [eetjteb's telegbams.] LONDON, June 12. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, in reply to questions, said that the exact date for the evacuation of Cabul by the British troops was not yet fixed. It has been announced that the European Conference will dispatch a special Commission to Greece to settle the frontier question on the spot. Console are quoted at 98£- ex, div.; Sydney Copra is at £19 per ton. The Orient Company's steamship Potosi sailed from Plymouth to-day for Australia. * ; As the result of the circular note which was sent by the British Government last month to the European Powers, specifying the means for the solution of the Greek, Montenegrin, and Armenian question, the Great Powers have now presented a collective note to the Saltan, informing him that he will be held responsible tor the delay that has taken place with regard to the cession of territory to Monte* negro, and for Mβ failure to execute the necessary reforms in Armenia. The note farther states that the Great Powers will insist on the strict execution of the Treaty of BerliabyTnrkey. The Sultan has not yet replied to the note. Arrived—Hereford and Maraval, from Lyttelton. June 14. Confirmatory information has been received that the Indian Government has offered the Ameership to Abdur Rahman. Should Abdur Rahman decline, Yakoob Khan will probably be offered the office. - CALCUTTA, June 12. The report which was recently circulated to the effect that Ayoub Khan was making warlike preparations to' wrest Candahar from the descendents of Shere Ali is confirmed. Lateet intelligence from Afghanistan, however, states that* owing to defections from Mβ supporters, Ayoub Khan's movements had now totally collapsed.