BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2358, 7 October 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agengy.j The Scheme of the Porte. London, Oct. 5. Details of the scheme proposed by the* Porte for the settlement of Montenegrin and other questions are now being published. The Sultan agrees to the surrender of Dulcigno on condition that the naval display is henceforth aban| doned, and he proposes afterwards to deal with the Greek and Albanian questions. It is generally considered probable that the Powers will reject the Porte’s proposals. Later; 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 from the south of Janina, in Epirus, to Larissa, in Thessaly, but the towns themselves arc not to be included in the ceded territory, as required by the supplementary Berlin Conference. Preparing for the Pight. Oct. 6. The scheme for the settlement of the Montenegrin question which has been proposed by the Porte is considered an insult to Europe. The combined squadron is now at Scutari, and there are rumors of an early display before Stamboul. General Biddulph has declared that it is not intended to withdraw from Cyprus. Death of a Song-bird. The death of M. Offenbach the well-

known French musician and composer, was announced to-day. The deceased was 61 years of ape, Cricket on;the move. The Australian cricketers left England to-day for the Continent, where they will spend a few days. Thence they proceed to Suez, leaving that port by the P. and O. steamer on the 15th for Melbourne and Sydney. The sculling match between Laycock and Blackman resulted in an easy victory for Laycock.