EUROPEAN NEWS

Lake County Press, Volume VIII, Issue 450, 24 December 1879, Page 3

EUROPEAN NEWS

?KDej& Telegrams/rom Dunedin Dailies.) pomifl§ London, December 12. mAfJB It is denied that the Empress Eugeni m aiftes to Zululand. faycJjThe subscription to the New Zea llmd loan amounted to £12,000,000 Hie allotments given were equal to 4< r cent, of the subscription at five Jfehts premium. Mcsptii Calcutta, December 12. ■The Viceroy, on his arrival to-day ?-ll"Jps twice fired at, but escaped unhurt gfte would-be assassin was arrested ■theifi'fl proved to be a drunken native ' 6 ma *ter has no political significance HnßGeneral Macpherson attacked an< Bgpersed a force of the enemy, wh< ftp, gjjfd captured British supplies. »jtoH Latest pews from Cabul states tha 3m British troops were attacked b 1 IHftiflfll —" south of Bala Hissar. Tb jqJTdpS"/' were repulsed. Bt.-aiil General Roberts reports the coalitioi JR the tribes to a great extent. ■The British loss through the lati . , Paris, December 12. ■ There is great distress in France She Senate and Chamber of Deputiei jfWjped 5,000,000 francs for the relief o l- : -.isftjjie sufferers. lM London, December 13. __ M The 'Times' publishes a paragrapl ■JOJpi the effect that the trial of the Irish Wji 6n or edition, will be abandoned listttiillen has been admitted to bail. 'ol.priTho police discovered a Nihilist plo >k ■eblow up the Czar's winter palace Thßpjmamite. id*jw St. Petersburg, December 13. m &* Arrests continue to be made inßussi; w jßjjfo connection with the late attempt oi :2*Jphe life of the Emperor, including on< had in his possession a plan t( the palace. lT Wt ' Calcutta, December 14. |fc After an engagement, the Kohistani ' to the heights. General Mac renewed the attack unsuc on the 12th. General Bake: jpsubsequently joined him, and thei: |«B*taited attack was completely successf u 23K i a destroying the enemy. 24Jg ' London, December 15. 23ii The military at Madras have beei jj. ordered to prepare for active service ii ;27$S,;Burmah. 2 gj: The Irish State prosecutions hav< fc J, been abandoned. ;279< Tne 'Times' says that Mr Berry's 27* ippeal tests the colonies' sagacity anc 255; pavers of restraint. England will no i- _j| hterfere to prevent the Victorian! 23* from going wrong and undergoing the g:'||-«>nsequences of their error. 23(V Calcutta, December 15. I,- General Macpherson has capturec 23 tl tko lower Balk Hissar Ridge, storming 22 tJ _;tho remainder of the enemy's positions 2'or The flf * vance on Herat has been orf % dered, unless the Governor is compliam 2 with British demands. - There was continuous fighting on the 20.5; 14th, confirming fully the report thai Jir 6 Affghans are numerically superioi 223j to our forces. The enemy made t l%? Asperate attack on the heights soutt C of the position occupied by the British iroo P 8 on the 13th. General Roberts :ggr/ consequently decided to abandon th« 1431 bights, concentrating on Coutonmets 4*' Sherpon, north of Cabul. Orders hav« i been given to Generals Gough and 4l ; Arbuthnot to bring up reinforcements 2f\ from Gundainuk and Jellalabad. M Calcutta, December 15 (night). 49 Continuous fighting is going on m wound Cabul, and the rebellion it ■"•gr jpreading. 2 gfi .Th© British have evacuated the 02 and are awaiting reinforce--93. menta before again attacking the 90. memy. . ««** Calcutta, December 16. ir *o? Further details of the fighting on the |gl4th state that the Affghans to the d number of 30,000 made several desl jt mte attacts on General Robert's ."•* . mmn > which lost one gun. The telegraphed to the Viceroy Jmf' . London, December 16. tS is * umored that quarrels have occurred between the Czar and m the Czarewitch. oaS St. Petersburg, December 16. Reports are generally current of a between the Czar and CzareThe latter demands a constituggbonal Government for the Empire, the former refuses to accede to. jgi _ London, December 17. Parliament is summoned to meet for r §gthe despatch of business on February '^HlSth. j|. writ of error has been granted in case, as doubts are entertained the Court was empowered to ■pass two sentences for the same offence. ■Lf ive P 61 ." cont - N z 10-40 loan, Mj lol ; new loan, 99J. 3| Calcutta, December 17. JH Telegraphic communication with ■Oabul is interrupted near the Jugduluk Gough reports that the «nbes at Gundamuk are obstructing ■fho British advance. *

London, December 17. An army of 10,000 is collecting at Feshawur, and will march in two days. General Roberts is confident that he can hold Oabul until relief comes. Calcutta, December 17. It is believed that the British are in position at Sharpan in strong cantonments, with strong fortifications outside Oabul. The hills in the rear are m possession of the British troops. The British entrenchments have been strengthened. The force is with ample supplies of material, and there is reason to believe that the position is tenable, pending the arrival of reinforcements. General Gough's advance has been stopped by hostile tribes. Reinforcements have been sent from Peshawur, where reserve forces are forming. General Roberts, with 7,000 men, is entrenched near Cabul. He has five months' supplies. General Roberts telegraphs to the Viceroy : " Lieutenant-General Gough is unable to advance without reinforcements. "_ The Cabulese and Heratese are fighting at Herat. London, December 18. Lord Dufferin has arrived at St. Petersburg. Vienna, December 18. The Emperor of Austria in a speech referred to the friendly alliance of Germany, which was to secure the maintenance of peace. Calcutta, December 18. Sirdaa Abdullus Khan has seized the citadel of Herat, and proclaimed himself governor. Ayoub Khan, his brother, has been seized and imprisoned. In addition to the troops with Baker and M'Pherson, General Roberts' force numbers 5,000, with 20 guns. General Gough telegraphs that he is hard pressed at Ingduluk. General Bright is hastening to relieve him. London, December 18. Lord Napier of Magdala has been summoned home from Gibraltar. An attempt has been made to murder the Governor of Moscow, who escaped uninjured. The Czarina is seriously ill with pleurisy. Calcutta, December 19. Notwithstanding the open hostility of the tribes preventing the marching of troops previously, General Gough started from Gundamuk for Cabul on the 17th, and encDuntered no opposition. He marched all day, and telegraphed onjthe 18tlfthat'he°had met with no serious opposition. Colonel Norman with a strong force is co-operating with General Gough in maintaining communication. INTERCOLONIAL. Sydney, December 19 The full Court has confirmed the conviction of the bushrangers. Two Chinese lepers were discovered in the outskirts of Sydney. One died, and the other has been isolated.