CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume II, Issue 489, 22 November 1877, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

(lIEUTER's TELEGRAMS. FEi: PEESS AGENCY.)

LATEST WAR SEWS. LoNDOK, November 5,

Ministerial changes sit the Sublime Porte are imminent, owing to the dis.asters in the army. A divisk n of Zin>

merman's corps is advancing, notwithstanding the bad weather. A telegram from Stamboul states that has-been ..drderejl sunTe < |li^'olttWnsive. v '. '■?-*? -'\?i 'yvX i^?/ Clfefk€t lEasha Has from-the command at-.-.Orcliaiiie, and has; ■:. Keen superseded by Mehemet Ali. ' lsiiiael Pasha is .appointed to" the com-' manel at'Erzeroxim. "* '- y . - Saddler, th„ sculler, beat Kelly to-dny on the Thames. The stakes were for L 400: -.."• November 6. The Russian forces in Asia attacked the Turkish positions in Erzerouin on Monday aftm-noonr After" ten hours' fighting the Turkish centre was shattered. Mukhtar Pasha was slightly wounded. The Russians at Sistova on Friday were repulsed with the loss of several hundreds. 25,000 Servians have massed on the frontier, and skirmishing has commenced. Tt is rvporttd at St. Petersburgh that Ignatiiff stated that Russia would be certain of German sympathy, as a consequence of the annexation of Armenia ; also i'.i view of the formation of independent States on the Lower Danube. A teh gram to the 'limes states thai Kars is closely invested. The Russians have invested the western side of the Euphrates Valley, over BarLah. Mukhtar Pasha's position at Divitzoyan is nearly untenable. The Russians occupy the country close to Orchanie. Mehemet Ali has arrived at Sophia, to command the army at Orchanie. Russian deserters report that General Goiuka lias been killed. Great uneasiness is felt regarding the Pope's health. He never rises from his chair. His weakness in general is inert asing. lie French elections, at a meeting of the Left it was -decided that no member should assume the formation of a Cabinet without a guarantee against a sudden dismissal. The total sum subscribed for the Tndian Famine Relief Fund amounts to L446.0G0. November 7. Mukhtar Pasha was completely routed on Monday at Devitz >yan. He is now retreating on Trebizmcle. It is reported that the Russians occupied Erz roum yesterday. The inhabitants objected to Mukhtar Pasha's defence of the city. It is semi-officially reported that a Russian army of 70,000 men will cross the Balkans under the command of General Goiirka, regardless of the fate of Plevna, and advance upon Adrianople. November S. The French Chamber met yesterday, and aftt r transacting formal business, the Senate adjourned. M. Grevy was elected President of the Assembly. Three days were occupied in examining returns. The real business will commence on the 12th. The capture of Erzjroum is confirmed. Captain Barnaby left London for Bulgaria. He hopes to enter Plevna by the 12 th. November 11. There is no news of importance from Plevna. The Turkish loss up to October 25th was 02 000 men. The Russians have occupied Koprikoi. The commandant at Kars hns rejected the proposed t"rms of capitulation. The Russians continue bombarding the city. Tii - JSl'omhvj I'oat'a correspondent saj r s the Tuiks having abandoned Eizjrotim, the Russians occupied it. Russian troo]>s are before Devifzoyan, where tlie Turkish troops are strongly enti*enc''cd. A large Russian force holds Semicole. Mukhtar Pasha tclegi'apl.s that the Russians attacked Agazla on the oth, and were defeated with great loss. They were pursued beyond Devitz. yam November 13. The rumors of foreign peace negotiations are denied. Orchanie has been strongly reinforced. The bulk of the Russian army before Plev.ia has been withdrawn behind the Juntra, though Skobeloif is still commanding the place. Earl Beaconsfield, at the Guildhall banquet, S'.id he hoped soon to be able to bring about peace without affecting the independence of the European powers. The Russians are bombarding Batoum. An official Turkish despatch from Kars states that the Russians summoned the garrison to surrender. The Turkish commander declared he would resist to the last extremity. November 13. There has been more lighting in the Schipka Pass. The Turks report that the Russians lost 503 men. The Russian cavalry are scouring the country between I levna and Widdin. T.ie French National Assembly met yesterday. A Committee was appointed to impure into tli3 means employed at recent ehctions to distort votis. The organs of the Left assert that if the Senate vote to dissolve again, the Assembly will not. submit. Plevna is completely invested. The Russian Government invite subscripnons for a 5 per cent, loan of L 15,000,000. (SPECIAL TELEGE.AM TO THE PRESS ACENCY.) London, November, 13. Skobeloff, on the evening of the 9th, in a dense fog, captured the heights of Plevna near the Loftcha road, and during the nigK entrenched his army. The Turks made two desperate attempts to | dislodge t'u-in. I It is stated that the Russian troops ' destined to cross the Balkans are making towards Tirnova.

It is reported that Kars i 3 well pio visioned.

Fifteen thousand Kurds threaten the Russians at Hassan Kale. s_:' The Prince of Montenegro has attacked .? : galenas occurred inland and on the-coast, causing much damage to propertyand shipping. ' At the Colonial Bank dinner Sir Julius -Vogel reviewed the history .of. New Zealand, and warmly'' extolled its advantages. A New Zealand Land Agency Company, with a tapital of 11,000,000, is announced - ■ -

Tne wool sales show a fall as compared with last series.

New Zealand wheat is 535. f n E4s. Arrived.—Christian M'Ausland, Wild Deer, and Loch Rutran.