CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1161, 6 January 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATBS^ 1 HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. " (KEOTERS/TBtEGJCAM PRR PR«SB ABB3CXATION.) ' ■ ' LospoN, January. 4... ; ; Mr. Parnell's 1 Visit'to America is made oliiefly-with the object of making speeches appealing forjtho- t-olief tofi.tho distressexisting in Ireland,, ' January ( iAdvices from Peru statp that the Presihdent of the Republic (General Prado) has "fled in consequence 'of'the difficulty of prosecuting war with ,ChiJi and. IJoliyjsi, and ljotiause of the insecurity of "his posi-, - tion. . , ■■••• i : jSenor has been proclaimed Dictator of Peru. ' : .'J 1 St.'Petbrsboboh, January S/' There h&s been.'• anr dtacdfeiy of Nihilism in : the ranks oftlibßussian army, and penalties for . Nihilists in tho: Army Reserve liavo consequently, * largely increased. - - HokoKovo (via Blufl), , * A hurricane recenlly phSMd .byor Zebu, ' doing con»idor»bl» damage to' ! tho ping,' TheMrfria, a French barqus lyipg , there, - wi tTi 2(W5 m 1 ei 'of' hern i», forfyqu | bourne, vu totally djsinMtod and driven ,

~ "* .. • 1 "" ashore on the rocks,and now lies in a bad position, with six feet of water in her' hold. *t ■ Calcutta, January B. a. The "Viceroy (Lord Lytton) made a speech to-day, in the course of which he aaid that his first task would be to endeavor to'reassure and conciliate the Afghngs with a view to the amicable settlement she Afghan " " ' Rangoon," oj^i Kinjg Theebaw, of jßTurihah, having; faildd-to come" to an:&micabtfyraderjjgtenaf ingilSth the-yiceww of seiuumi an embassy tq the *- % v (oPECIAI TO THE MELBOURNE AGE.) 'London, January 4. The chiefs of the principal Kohistan^ HWfMabiindafit afr'Cafeur, and are arriving jit Jelklabad. JTh& alsofnendly) ancF our convoys at Pesbawur are * j "y } ' TKe r farter's shows ajarge d^ciency^:-^^ l^^ t'''' J ....... -i :-!/«January 5. Large aSti-renif meetings have been held at Killarney. Inflammatory speeches were made, and The O'Donoghue denounced the landlords, -and attributed the whole of the ills of Ireland to them. The Kohistan expedition has returned to Cabul without discovering the enemy. Ammunition- is nearly exhausted at Cabul. General Roberts has telegraphed to Peshawr for immediate supplies. DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (SPECIAL TO PRESS ASSOCIATION.) f Melbourne, January 5. The insurance companies, including 'several New Zealand offices, presented ;Mrs. Boldt with a purse of sovereigns, in recognition of her bravery in assisting to ; navigate the Moorburg. The. total number of entries for the Australian Cup is 37. _ They are high- : class horses. Twenty-eight entries were ireceived in Melbourne for the Sydney Cup.