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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 160, 4 July 1878, Page 2

Special.

London, July 2. . Four transports hare just beea ordered to Malta, but their ultimate destination is unknown. In the cricket match Australians versus Yorkshire at Sheffield, the Australians in their first innings scored 88 and the Yorkshire eleven 166. The Australians in their seond innings made 104. Yorkshire won with nine wickets to go down. There were seventeen thousand people present. July 3. The Congress has heard the Greek delegate on the Greek claims, including Crete and also the protectorate of Thessaly and Epirus, but no decision has yet been arrived at. The Turks protest against the Austrian occupation of Bosnia. ' ~ ■ The Congress cedes Eessarabia to Russia. Tbe new southern frontier of Roumania will be from Silistria to the Black Sea. Montenegro gets a small extension of Territory besides Antivari. The Pan - Anglican Synod, at Lambeth Palace waa opened to-day. Many American and Colonial bishops were present. The qHajtfer's revenue shows a decrease of £49,273 At the Congress Austria demands the freedom and neutrality of the Danube towns. Peace is understood to he admitted. The question of iudemnity is left to Russia and Turkey on the condition of the Turkish creditors having the first claim;Bismarck warned Russia that in the event of failure in the payment of the war indemnity, no territory will be claimable, bat the European settlement of the boundaries must be final.