BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2275, 2 July 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Hkutkii’s An jcxcv.j Another Christian Massacre. Loxuox, Junc 30. News lias been received that serious fighting’ is taking place between the Moslems and the Christian residents at llarfa in Palestine. Her Majesty's ships Bittern and Bapid, on Mediterranean stations, have been ordered to the Bay of Acre, where llarfa is situated, to protect the lives of the Christians. John on the Warpath.

The latest intelligence from Central Asia is to the effect that the Chinese, since their recent victories over the Eussian troops marching on Kuldja, have made rapid advances, and have now occupied the district of Eastern Khokand, beyond the disputed Euldja territory. Expulsion of Jesuits. Pakis, June 30. The decrees which were passed by the French Chamber against the Jesuits in France are being rigidly enforced. The Greeis Question Settled. Beklin, June 30. The lioprcscntativcs of the Great Powers now sitting in conference for the settlement of Turkish affairs have

adopted an identical note to their respective Governments, setting forth the decision arrived at on the Turko-Greek frontier question. and defining the limits of the extension of the Greek frontier as already announced, namely to the towns of Janina and Motzovo. in the south of Albania, and including the district of Zagova in Thessally. A copy of the note will bo forwarded to both Turkey and Greece, as the announcement of the decision of the Conference on the frontier question.