THE TREATY OF PEACE STILL UNSIGNED.

Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 888, 2 March 1878, Page 2

THE TREATY OF PEACE STILL UNSIGNED.

RUSSIA WANTS TURKEY'S FLEET. TaJfttiSOF P3U.CB. STILL KHJPT StSOttET. MOVEMENTS OF THE RUSSIAN TROOPS. LORD NAPIEft TO COMMAND BRITISH FORCE. RUSSIA AXD BESSARABIA. [renter's special telegrams.J LONDON, February 26. The treaty of peace is still unsigned. Russia is persistent m her demands for the surrender of the Turkish Fleet, and the occupation of Constantinople, but the occupation is delayed. The Foreign Minster, replying to a question m Parliament, said he was unable to give information as to Russia's reasons for keeping the fall terms of peace a secret. The * Standard ' ha«j a telegaam which declares that eight additional batteries of artillery have arrived a. St. Stephauus, and that General Uourko was approaching with 30,000 troops. The secret negotiations excite suspicion and alarm throughout Europe. The severity of the terms demanded by Ruasia is everywhere condemned, and considered provocative of a war which will involve Britain and Austria. The Prince of Roumania threatens to abdicate, and the Ministry to resign, rather than cede Bessarabia to Russia. Eight thousand Russian troopn passe;iJn^y for the Transylraumn frontier. The ordinary railway traffic has been suspended oa the Roumanian nil way. The 'Globe' states that m the • vent of an expeditionary force tieing landed m Turkey, Lord Nrtf.iec of Magdaia will be m command, aiid Sir Oarnet Woseley Oh-ef of vi« Staff.