LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

Otago Witness, Issue 1342, 18 August 1877, Page 14

LATEST EUROPEAN TELEGRAMS.

[BY SUBMARINE CABLE.]

REUTERS SPECIAL TELEGRAMS.)

London, August 9fch, 4.45 p.m. In published letters Mr Bright repudiates the views regarding Protection attributed to him by Sir C. G. Duffy/ of Victoria. He does not recollect any conversation on the subject. If a Government voted a subsidy for an important steamboat enterprise, or fostered Borne new culture — such as grapes or tea, for example — no sound principle would be violated ; but Mr Bright condemns an opressive Customs tariff for Protection purposes as an injurious policy, as Victoria will ultimately find.

Singapore, August 10th, 11 a.m. Mr W. H. Smith, the newly appointed First Lord of the Admiralty,,, and the Emperors of Germany and Austria, met at Ischel, in Austria. ... The participation of Greece and Servia in the war is considered certain. ■ ■ ■ i Bombay, AugustlOth. Admiral Hornsby and General Dicksqn have inspected the lines of Gallipoli, and reported to Mr Layard. The Porte has informed Mr Layard that the Ottoman Government would complete the forts'^at Gallipoli, and increase the garrison sufficiently to defend itself. London, August 9th. The motion on the Eastern question has been withdrawn in both Houses, it. being considered injurious to the public interests to discuss them. The policy' of the Government will still be one of non- j intervention, so long as English interests | are not affected. >• ! Turkish accounts say that the Russians attacked Lovatz aud were repulsed. London, August 10th. The South Australian four per cent, half million loan has been subscribed for fourfold, at a minimum of 98£. There were 149 tenders, ranging from 96i to 98. The average allotment price was

Wheat dull. Adelaide,- 66s to 68a j .New.Zealand, 58s to 60s. > . • '-i v :n'^ The weather is unsettled*; ,- . Melbourne, August llth. Late London papers -state that at a Consistory held at Rome on June 25th, .Dr Chareyre was appointed Archbishop of Auckland. ' Vv£.*A London, Augasi^tti^U The following is the Agent-General'fl telegram :—: — , (J The Russians have been defeated with great loss at Lovatz. 7 «r. -VI ■ Ifc is reported that the Russians have •been driven from the south otthe Balkans; .and are now holding' only Chipkafand Bostemgrico Passes. - The Russian army is in great force, before Plevna, and the Roumanians are crossing the Danube to attack the Turkish left, if required. > - . ,7 ' -** ' The Emperor has inspected the army of Czarewitch. - • ■ . -, \<v<.\ The Servians, it is reported,' are preparing to renew offensive operatibhjs •against Turkey. ■• : ' ''•'* \" London, August 12th. It is rumoured that France is likely to be placed in a state of siege,shortly^tp curb the Eadical demonstration. Others favour war. " "~. .~ —^ Russia .tried to obtain the passage of her troops through Servia, but it Is reported that Austria refused her sanction. The Russians have i renewed offensive operations in .Asiatic Turkey. , Her , first attack. was repulsed. « l( j •, -i, /,j; £ ; j The Russians have evacuated the Balkan passes. . , r , „ T* f* - The Turks have oocupied Kamboral and Querditch. y« : .^ Sulieman Pasha has arrived with! reinforcements, and is now endeavouring to co-operate with the commanders „6f the forces in Bulgaria. ' $\ , Sir S. Northcote, in the House,, of Commons, said the British policy was striot" neutrality, subject to contingencies. , , //.Singapore, August, 14th, \ 4.10 p.m, Sulieman Pasha has taken the offensive and crossed the Balkans.; : y '\],'^ ..." -I Much sickness prevails in the^ Russian army. ' ' f<f ■'.-!' i«* -**■ • The following is a special to the'Syctney Morning Herald :—: — ! '•-•'/ '' 1 J "»* U London, A'ugfisVllth.V .-The Daily News coirespondenis' 1 afc Bucharest reports the wholesale butchery of Christians south of tHe Balkans by tte Turkish troops,~incited by L merchants and landed proprietors, in .the t Ai;chipan s (district. Thirty churches, 500. jachodls*,' 'and colleges were burnt. J 12,000 to 15,000 Bulgarian fugitives ,-were massacred^or burnt in their houses. The 'Turkish 1 Beywas personally engaged in the T work"*of slaughter. ' This; is 'confirmed . ü by the Times, with harrowing details.- ■:• ;'"; '" ' ' L*6ndon, August i4tK,'6?3s;p.'m] The Colonial Inscribed' Stock^'Bill' has 'passed. Lord Carnarvon, 71 'durmg VJ the second reading in the House^of 1 Lords', highly commended Sir J. ?VogelV' exertions. - The Economist praises the Biili Bombay, August 15th, 1.-s'p.m. 1 "' -^ In -the speech proroguing Parliament, it ■ was j. said that our relations' were friendly, although the efforts ;imadef,jto maintain peace were unsuccessful. -It, was Great Britain's intentipn^tp remain, neutral..so long as Britain's interests,' were unaffected, the extent ' and" nature" of which had been defined in'a'dipio'maiib note to Russia, whiclr eli'citedfi'frieridl^ •reply. ' Efforts wiil be made, w'Heh the opportunity ' occurs, to .'restore peace in terms compatible withjthe.;-honour of- the belligerents and the general safety and welfare of other nations.- 'If during |t he contest our interests were assailed or^ endangered, we hope we may rely with confidence on your, help ■to - vindicate' and maintain our .rights. , -- . ,--'!,, (JJ t ,-