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r ( -^r (PER PRESS^ASSOCIATION'S SPECIAL .' tj k WIRE.) \ ■5 ' ' ''\ ' CONSTANTINOPLE, F_sb. 10. * The Russian ' Ambassador to the Porte and the Tl'urkisht Minster for' Foriegn Affairs, signed', a -definite Rus,so-Tuikish treaty of peace this evening. The, ti eaty pi ovides that* 'the Russian evacuation 'of Turkish territory shall begin to-morrow,'and, terminate on the 16th March. Podgoritza is to be delivered to Montenegro. The treaty annuls that of San Stefano, and provides for the -indemnity of three hundred million roubles, the payment of which is to be arranged later. .-,-. ':" ' •'.' . LONDON, Feb. 10. 1; 7. -England has .purchased from ' Turkey aU .; the^CrpwndomainsM Cyp^ , T; Thd'Australian and New'Zealan^December niails, via Brindisi, were deliveredpn the Bth-; ihst v; ..; . ''.'.:.;.'., 7.A.' :~v:- ;-■: ; ,T;-../ 7'"'Z' ':'.''' : ''' JtivE^ppoLVUNpATED^ V .Serious .riots have occurred, and the mili- • tai-y . have been called out . toriprotect \ the -citi- , zensijahd hold^he, city.;; r : , ".'-,- -..- .,■■■. AAAA : i-'-.v. : The^> engineers - strike -has. extended "ftp.. LbndohT^-'T;.^ ;:-;T- -•";-' 'AA.yA:r'"A.« • T: -^a' ' yAiAaA^mo^, % ... Natal ; is < in great danger- fi-om l the r Zulus. • The : Goverment High ; Commissioner has dc-\ mahded instant- reinforcements.- - -a ■ ..-••.vy*:' J T,ri -r, LONDON, F^,lo;-. ,; Reinforcements are being sent to the Cape to' the number of -600 troops^ Two- British cavalry troops, and two batteries ;.of Artillery leave immediateiy. Reinfoi-cem'ents sufficient to. terminate the struggle will start by the end of the week. "":"'".' Two thousand Zulus attacked a portion of the 24th Regiment.' ' "■■'■ -,*-.;•.,.-. Six hundred Native levies at Roatks Drift (?) captured 100 waggons, 10QQ rifles, a quantity of ; 'alnmunitibh',' ? and' f.a'e*-'r_gim_rital-colors. The, Zulus lost 5000, The British loss is estimated at 500 whites' killed and; all' the officers. The Cape Government have applied for one .infantry anclone cavalry regiment, ; There is a* perfect panic at Natal. ' - ; -L '! 1. :. •! '*;/ Feb. .ll. The Zulus have defeated and massacre 1 over 900 British and Native -infantry, enticed ■ from camp. ThMy officers were also killed. : ;t : '" ; -' ; '"'T|'*''-i :; ;T'-' f - -■'•T.Feb':' l2. Nataiis imperiUe'd.^ . ''.The agitatioh'in Eng- ; laud to supply troop's is' increasing. Wheat, 47s to 49s ; flour, 31s. . ,f. BOMBAY, Feb.. 11. ; Mauritius has been ordered to reinforce Natal. Twelve thousand' troops have been : /ordered to saU instantly.
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Southland Times, Issue 3324, 14 February 1879, Page 2
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