LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume I, Issue 97, 19 March 1881, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[Reuter's Special to Star.]

London, March 17.

The House of Commons to-day voted a grant of five millions sterling as England's share of the cost of the late Afghan war.

A box, containing 40 pounds of guupowder, with a burning fuse attached, was found last night ou a ledge of the wall of the Mansion House.

Constantinople, March 17.

Definite information has transpired regarding the results up to the present time of the negotiations which have been proceeding during the past three weeks between the Ambassadors of the Great Powers and the Ottoman Government, with a view to determine the TurkoGreek frontier question. It is now known that the Porte recently offered to cede Thesstily to Greece, but the European Ambassadors were at once unanimous in declining to accede to this arrangement, declaring that, the proposed transfer of that territory was totally inadequate to satisfy tne legitimate demands of the Greek Government and the provisions of the Treaty of Berlin. The Porte thereupon expressed its willingness to cede the Island of Crete to Greece, but absolutely refused to surrender the Province of Epirus, which it was provided by the Berlin Treaty should form part of the extended Greek frontier. It is not yet known what reply has been returned by the Great Powers to this last proposal of the Porte.

Toronto, March 17.

Haulon has returned home, and met with an enthusiastic reception. He spoke in high terms of praise of Trickett and Laycock, and expressed his intention of retiring from rowing.