PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE.
MORE TU ItIUSH DEFEATS. INSURRECTION IN CRETE. RUSSIANS KILLED, 89,304. GOVERNMENT POLICY AP PROVED. ACTIVITY IN THE DOCKYARDS. [special to press AGENCY*.[ London, February 4. Russia has accepted Auk ri.A propwil to have a Huropeau Conference. Prince G«rt>chakoff, with Enl Derby, regards the set' lenient abou the Straits of the Dardanelles as » European question. Earl Derby haa sent tel-.-grams to •he European Powers discussing th« q ties ion ola joint occupation ol Conatantin >ple. The ruissians have sunk a Turkish war steamer with Torpedoes ai Butoiim. 'lhe. Russians have occupied l:»i)do«ko, B irgass Bay, and aresd i advancing. The Turks have evuenat- d Sil'stria, iin chuk, and Erz.rouni. The Insurgent Assembly mCr c have proclaimed a union wi h Greece Meheraet Ali Pasha has been appointed to the comma id I Crete, and the Greek troops have been ordered to avoi au encount r with the Turkish troops. The total Russian loss up to date is 39,304 -m*n killed. The -lervims have gained several victories o'er the Tur»s. Tha Duke of Northumberland has joined he Cabinet as im< niber of the Privy Seal. Enthusias ie meetings hay.* ben h9ld at.Sheffield. Lloyd's and the Stock Exchmge are m favour of the Governtne.t 'policy. - . -■ - The Government are sure of a majority m Parlianieufc m carrying the speci il vote for war purposes. There is great activity m the British arsenal < and dockyards. Ob- aary. —George Cruickshank, artist. The market m Co'oniil debentures is brisk. Nw? Zetland F.ve ppr cent«», 10(>£; New Z aland Four-aiid-half per 0 -nts, 97£. New Zealand fl x h*s been s*>d at «£2l 10s.
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Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 879, 7 February 1878, Page 2
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270PROPOSAL FOR A CONFERENCE. Waikato Times, Volume XI, Issue 879, 7 February 1878, Page 2
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