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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 859, 16 January 1879, Page 2

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i , vf;E,E»;i:A\:. ff.u pce.-.* : \ no v. .!;■ i.c.'iry 10. The trade rvttirn.-. for Doee in rrn[."-'i't.+ a tteerea.se of tive and a half million*, and in exports ww and a half ruilii'in.:. «w *,•> >mpa»vd «ith *h>- v<::tr J ST". T'ir Kirt of f?ear:o«.=<fie!dhealth is restored. January 1 Xew Ze;.\.ta.i:ut- I'* l . The X*ove(«ber mail h::.-f Well iti;liv ered. Aiti'taiiie whwt in is !»w>.*r. Tin* iota! quantity afloat in a million and a half J.-nuary 1-1. The French Minister of W;tr has re.«isnt'»K fierteral < Sreehv sue'-ved*. The Frenchman. Madden. wh>> threatened t»» shoot the (Jticeti, w detained in Tlif deprus.dott itt the operative distvicU i» tncrvaatng. !V"v:f:.vv. J.-mmry JJ. A pourert'ttl tribe of Mongols have asr.trmrd » threatenH'., atfitudc. General K»tvrt» chji''j'M'tttty WW t» return to- Rttninvi, t»» concentrate hi.* forues. The Sirdar* "if Cabtd lirrvp written :•» Major itt friendly term.-'. Later adviees state that Atzul Khan. eoruftiandfEv:;. the Afghans at Kahdaar, ha» dUktnded hi* army, and let's the province. General P<nwW Stuart w within "lie days march »»f Caftdahar «>n the Stli »f January. Ok the 12th January tEie Dcpnty(invent'>r »'f ("andahar tendered complete srtbruh-sir.n to the ttritidi, and now awaits the arrival of the force.-* ft (Jynersis Stuart and Kiddtttph, to surrender the city. i'atidahar was formerly enter*.".! «>n the !>th. Tfie feadim; otiiehds and troop.; at Canda har tied to Herat. January 1 Genond fr. -!'t Sfr'art and itt:> forces m.'uviu'it through CaiKtiiwr uHopjmsfcd. nr. trt PCS'---f.oMi.i-.. Janttarv 12. General "it the Bth, attacked the Afghan anil after a severe and protracted contest the Aiihww were defeated. with a |t«j of '<oo kilted. Xiimerni-.'. i-riso tiers were taken. •istlut.' K+|>:irit«'. the £>na:ii.ih htate'-:-tti.f • . t» dead.