NEWS BY THE SUEZ MAIL.
[By TklbgeaphJ [TIMES' SPECIAL WIRE.] INVERCARGILL, Fjsb, 3. The following is the news brought by the Suez mail. The dates are only to Dec. 29, while the Californian mail gives full telegraphic news to Dec. 23, consequently the items are almost wholly anticipated:— The winter is unusually rigorous in the United Kingdom and Europe. Sir Julias Vogel, in a deputation of AngloCaliforniana, congratulated Lord Beaconsfield on the success of his Eastern policy. The approaching Australian Exhibition is attracting much attention in England. The Qlole published a series of exhaustive articles upon the Colony, supposed to be written by the Agent-General or experts. Signor D’Albertis, in a paper read before the Royal Colonial Institute advocating the colonisation of the southern part of New Guinea, preferred to see agricultural settlers to gold prospectors. Mr F. Young stated that negotiations were pending with the British Government on the subject of colonisation.
Mr Hughes, assistant master of Dulwich College, has been appointed Professor of Glassies in the Adelaide University.
The Council of India have decided to increase the Native army by 15,000. The Viceroy of India informed the Maharajah of Cashmere that his contingent would be used if the Afghan war extended beyond the spring. All the important Sikh, Rajpoot, and Mohamedan chiefs have placed their swords at the disposal of the Queen. There is great commercial depression in Bombay, owing to the failure of Nursery, Kessowajee and Go., a large native firm. The Indian chiefs condoled with the Queen on her recent affliction.
The Bombay Government have stopped all public works. The Afghan war intelligence to Jan. 9 states that eight regiments of infantry were at Oahul, but they were not inclined to fight for Shere Ali, who seems to have lost all authority. Before his flight ho sent his family and treasure to Maimaina, in Northern Afganistan.
Instructions, it is believed, have been given
to the tribes not to oppose oun advance on Candahar, but afterwards to attack the convoys in the rear. General Browne occupied Jellalabad on Dec. 22. All the notables met himi outside, and the inhabitants are friendly. They Bad previously invited him to put am end to the anarchy existing. The health of the European troops-is-good, but the cold is trying to the NativesIt is reported that Yakoob TTEam made overtures for peace to General Browne,. b«t the latest cable news shows that hostilities have been renewed. The mortality among the army-traaspozt camels has been severe, owing to the frosts. It is believed that the remaining officers, of the Russian Mission fled to CahuL with the Ameer. The Afghan Master of Hors a w&e-poisoued by his followers.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5599, 4 February 1879, Page 5
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