CABLEGRAMS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1319, 7 October 1880, Page 2

CABLEGRAMS.

LATEST HOME AND FOREIGN NEWS. (REUTER : S TELEOfIAK, PER PRESS ASSOCIATION ) London, October 5, Further details of the scheme proposed by the Porte to the Great Powers have now transpired for the settlement of the difficulty between Turkey and Greece. The Ottoman Government offers to cede to Greece the frontier to South Janina in Epirus and Larissa and Thessaly, but the towns themselves are not to be included in the ceded territory as required by the Supple-' mentary Berlin Conference. The death of M. Offenbaoh, the wellknown French musician and composer, is announced to-day. Deceased was 61 years of age. The Australian cricketers left England to-day for the Continent, where

they will spend a lew days. They -will then proceed to Suez, and. leave that port by the P. and O. steamer on the 15th for, Melbourne and.Sydney. Thei sculling match between Laycock and Blackmail resulted in an easy victory for Laycock. Four per cent. New: Zealand 10-40 loan, 104£ < five percent. Hew Zealand 1887 loan, 103. October 6.. The scheme for the settlement of the Montenegrin question which has been proposed by the Porte is consideed an insult to Europe. 'The combined squadron is now at Cattaro, and there are rumors of an early display before Stamboul. General Biddulph has declared that it is not intended to withdraw from Cyprus. DIRECT AUSTRALIAN NEWS. (RENTER'S TELEfJKAM PER PRESS ASSOCIATION. ) Melbourne. October 6. The Albion has broken her shaft twelty miles from Wilson's Promontory, Assistance is required, At ■wool auction today there was a large attendance of foreign buyers, and good competition at 10 per cent, advance. Sailed—Union Company's steamer Te A.nau, fqr the Bluff; The stealer Albion has been sighted to the leewavd of "Wilson's Promontory. October 7. Arrived—Union Company's Botomahana, from the Bluff. The steam-tug Rescue has gone to the rescue of the steamer Albion, disabled off Promontory.