CABLE NEWS

Patea Mail, 19 August 1880, Page 3

CABLE NEWS

RECEIVED LAST NIGHT ,

(Reuter's Special Despatches to the Mail.)

BRAWLING POLITICIANS. Melbourne, Wednesday. R. Bouman, member for Maryborough, made a a speech last night, denouncing H. R. Williams, member for Mondnrang, as a political traitor. ATTACK ON BRITISH TROOPS IN AFGHANISTAN. Calcutta, 17th. Intelligence has been received from Afghanistan that a large body of Pathans attacked the British garrison at Kathemaden, but were repulsed and pursued, a severe loss being inflicted on them. REPORTED COLLUSION OP LEADERS. London, 17th. In the House of Commons to-day, the Marquis of Hartington, Secretary of State for India, replying to a question, said he disbelieved the report which had been circulated of an entente cordiale existing between Abdurraham and Ayoub Khan. DEATH OF AN ACTRESSLondon, 17 th. Miss Ncilson, the celebrated actress, is dead. She had arranged to make an Australian tour. COLONIAL MARKETS. Melbourne, Wednesday. New Zealand oats, 2s 6d to 2s 7d. Best milling sorts are firm. JTURKEY BEGGING FOR TIME. Constantinople, 17 th. Owing to the Great Powers not consenting to any change of the TurkoGrcek frontier as fixed by the Berlin conference, the Porte has asked for 24 days’ extension of time for settlement of the question as to rectification of frontier. POLITICS IN RUSSIA. St. Petersburg, 17th. General Mclikoff has been appointed Minister of the Interior.