Telegraphic News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 480, 1 March 1881, Page 3

Telegraphic News.

LATEST EUROPEAN.

(Heuteu's Telegrams.)

(Special to The Mail.)

Berlin, Feb. 25.

The marriage of the Prince William of Prussia, the eldest son the Crown Prince of Germany with the Princess Augusta Victoria of Augustenberg, Princess of Schleswig-Holstein was celebrated here to-day. Their royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh, uncles of the bridegroom, were present at the ceremony, which was of great brilliancy.

Constantinople, Feb 26.

Active negotations are still proceeding here between the Ambassadors of the Powers and the Porte with the view of bringing about an understanding between Turkey and Greece on the frontier question.

From the Lyttdton Times.

London, Feb. 25. At the wool sale to-day 8700 bales were offered, but the tone showed no improvement. Fleece and scoured wools are now fully lower than last sales. In the House of Commons, to-day, the Right Hon. M. E. Grant-Duff, Under-Secretary for the Colonies, in reply to c question, said that the negociations which have been proceeding between the Cape lorces and the Basutos, for a complete cessation of hostilities, had failed. At the same time he said j that the Government regretted the severity of the terms oi peace which had been proposed by the Cape Government. Feb. 26. In the House of Commons to-day, the Irish Coercion Bill came under final consideration,, and was read a third time and passed. Cape Town, Feb. 25. Telegrams are to hand to-day from Sir George 9°^ e 7 announcing that he has commenced a pai'!?y with the leaders of the Boer farces, with a vieff to an understanding being arrived at, and a cessation of war thus brought about. Information has been received from the Orange Free State that the Volksraad has passed an address expressing sympathy with the Transvaal Boers, and hoping that England will comply with any reasonable demand which they make. Feb. 26. The news comes to hand from Natal that a report has reached there that the Boers had made an attack on Wakkerstoom, and succeeded in capturing it, but were eventually driven out by the Biitish troops, who are now again in occupation. The news requite confirmation.