CABLE MESSAGES.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XIII, Issue 3633, 22 June 1880, Page 3

CABLE MESSAGES.

(PJSB MBBOHANT SHIPPING AND UNDEE. WBITEBS' ASSOCIATION.

' London, Juno 19,

Arrived'. Arothusa, from Lytlelton, March lith; Western Monarch,. from iyttelton. April 2nd; Bed Gauntlet, from Bluff Harbour, February 13th.

(REUTER'S SPECIAL.) Pabis, June 20,

. The President of tho Council of Ministers has proposed a plenary amnesty to all Communists.

Atheks, June 20.

Extensivo military preparations are going on, and the Greek army is being increased with a view of enforcing their olaims. ,' ■ . The, Government has senta circular note to the Great Powers, setting forth a claim for territory between Japia and Previsii, in the south of Albania, and for an extensive district in the province of Thessaly. The demands will, it is announced, be referred to a special pommisBion to be despatched by the Berlin Conference to settle the frontier question on the snot. ■ .THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION. New Yobk, June 6.

The feeling of the country generally is strongly against the third term election, and those who are competent to form an opinion'state confidentially that General Grant has no chance of being returned to office aeain.

THE. RUSSO-CHINESE WAR,

Some skirmishes have taken place be-'; fcween Eussian and Chinese soldiers. The' >war between the two-countries is being carried on in a fitfal, : uncertain manner,; : THE GOVERNMENT POLICY IN

AFGHANISTAN,

In the House ol Commons to-night, the Marquis of Hartington (Secretary of State for India), in reply to a question, notice of ; which had been previously given, gave a full exposition of the policy which the Government intended to purse in regard to; Afghanistan. He said that,'according to the latest advices from India of the state of the country 'and the attitude of the native chiefs and tribes, the Government entertained strong hopes of being able to bring the' military occupation of the country to a close at a comparatively early., date; and at the latest; he thought it would be possible to withdraw .the troops during the approaching autumn. It was the wish;and intention of the Cabinet to create a separate Government at Candabar, which would be entirely distinct and independent of the Central Government Bt-Oabul) and with, this objeefc ~a ruler had been proclaimed in whose friendship the British Government had every confidence.

. In the cwirsoof his speech tp-nigbt the Marquis of Hartingtpn, replying specially to an inquiry whe&er,the Government .considered the Treaty of Gundamuk still binding on the. country, said that, in view of- tho events whioh had since transpired, jjie Troaty<must be regarded as abrogated. This Indian v£3overnment had to consider whether the lines laid down by the Treaty were those jpiosfcsuitable under existing. ..and. nccordingly the Marquis of Bjpon (had beon instructed to modify: the 'lines■ previously agreed upon where .necessary, ffcnd retain or abandon several positions ay OD R ' ae ' ron# tier, aooordiag to the appropod merits of each. ,-.;'/: . . /