PEACE CONDITIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 879, 7 February 1878, Page 2

PEACE CONDITIONS.

FULLKR UnJP/Kr OF SU rti'AJBV.).RD NORTti-.OiE'S SPEECH. I London, January 29. I Sir Staffor i Northooie staud m:- -: the Houst- oi U.oUim ns tint., aecotdinjr to authentic i.dbruiui ion. peace condition* included ih« formal ion of B.l^ra into au autonomous tribiliary principality witb Cnri*tian rders; th.; iii(lej.i)i.(lei:c* of It umania, Servia, ."don ne^io ; aii administrativ • an tun » my of Bosnia, anri Herzegovina; lit* payment-' of a vv a* kidv'.mnity ; aid ihe ulieri r agr eme.t ol pi'c::ee my 'lie Hua ian iinei'fsts iv tne Dardanelles. Sj? Stuff rd declared thai these cou lidons desi.ro ed tbe lcey-s mie of the ' nnth- !S?i't of Euiope, aii'l wouM • affect both European and British interests. He further said that, a seperate treaty bet c.en Kuss-a and Turkey was inadmissable. The ■£6,000,000 asked I'or was as a vote of confi ence m the Government to i.-ive England her proper prestige at the European Conlerenc .' which would be held. He added that the orders . given to the fl: j ef. to enter the Dardanelles had been c untermanded, Russia having agreed f o refer the question of th.-* passage of the Straits to a European Conference. The Housa of Commons -greed to adjourn the liebaie on ihe question to- Tli ur.- day. Saturday. The 'Time-' announces that the Greek Clia ..ber have passed a re. solution of c -nfidmce m ihe Government, while troops c ossed die Turk sh aud Giei ian frontier. Yesrerd-i evening ihe conditions of the armistice bet ween Russia and Turk y will have been signed January 31. Messrs Lowe ami Gnscheu h.ivo supported au amendment to tho special war vote. Sir Alichael : licks very warmly d- -fended it. On ;ay a pre-! limiuaiy protocol for au armistice was >i^nel, ami a suspc .sion of hostilities has iakeu pi c *. T..e, European conf.*rence was agreed o.