CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume III, Issue 741, 24 August 1878, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

[SPEC'IAT. TO PRESS AGENCY.] London, August 22. Yeadon won by 24 runs. The wicket was dead. The Yeadon was a good team. Tho Australians are playing against Scarborough. Ths Australians have four out for 192. A hundred and eighty thousand Austrians are now in irSosnia. Austrian demonstrations are being made against Si-rvia and Montenegro. ft is ' officiary announced that seven millions have di. d from famine in China. Tiir Russian advance in the direction of- Affghaiiistan has been stopped, owing to Briiish protests awl serious disasters to the left coltunu of the expeditionary force. (rbutkr's telegrams, pbr press agency) Loudon, August 22. j The Home Secretary, «t Liverpool, said after the hopeful forecast of the solution of the Eastern difficulties, it was the duty of the Government to reduce the expenditure.to a. areat pxtent. t*-T. Petersburg!!, Aug. 22. The Russian troops will occupy Batoum on the 27 oh August.

DIRECT AUSTRALIAN tfEWS. [ubuter's telegrams per prbss agkncy.] Melbourne, August 23. The presentation to Pearce (survivor of the Lich Art!) was made in the Town Hall by the Mayor of Melbourne to-day. The Yictorian contributions reached nearly L6OO. The woman who stole Potts' baby pleaded Guilty, and was remanded for sentence. Sydney, August 23. In reply to a deputation, the Colonial Secretary said the Government was indisposed to taku action for the restraint' of Chinese immigration to the Colony,;: being bound by the policy of Great Britain. ..When the influx assumed perilous proportions the Government would be prepared to act. I

[FROM OUR OWN. OOBBKSFONMNT.] DUNEDTN. . August 24. Mrs. Reid has been fined LSO for slygrog selling, the Bench saying she had committed the grossest perjury. The Governor, Ministers, and about 60 members of Parliament are to be entertained at a. banquet here on Saturday week. PAiiMEialsoSjK ■ ' . _ ~ ' August 24. A very smart shock of earthquake, accompanied by- a loud .rumbling noise, iocpurred; here at 2.45 tliis nibrning. It seemed to travel south-west by' horth-east. "4 —♦ : V v PORT CHALMERS. " Two severe shocks of earthquake were experienced at 2.45 p.m., each of one minute's duration. They travelled from West to East. '