LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 19, 16 June 1880, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

pREUTEK'S SPECIAL TO STAR.]

London, June 14.

Confirmatory information has been re* ceived that the Indian Government has offered the Ameership of Afghanistan to Abdul Rahman Khan, whose reply is awaited. It is said that Abdul hesitates accepting, because of the compulsory re.tirement ot the tribes hostile to the British. Should Abdul decline the Ameershipt it is possible that it may be offered ' to Yivkoob Khan. It is now announced that Colonel Gordon, who has left for China, has been invited by the Chinese Government, in view of the probable difficulties with Russia. " There is considerable agitation in Turkistan, and the Russians are reported to be marching into Kashgar. Mr. Gladstone, as Chancellor -of the Exchequer, proposes to reduce the import duty on wines, and to replace the malt duty by a tax on beer. He further proposes to increase the cost of spirit licenses and to increase the income-tax by/ 2d. These changes will show a surplus of £330,000. The race for the Ascot Gold Gup resulted as follows ; — laonorny 1 Chippendale 2 Zut (sic) 3 In the cricket mateh — Austrlians versus eighteen of Malton (Yorkshire) — the Home team continued their second innings, which had been stopp d owing to the inclemency of the weather, aud were all disposed of for 95 runs. The Australians then went in, having 88 runs to make to win. These they made for the loss of six wickets, thus winning by four wickets.