BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2315, 18 August 1880, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Agency, j Zrisli Sjanft Agitation. London, August 15. Numerous hind meetings arc being held throughout Ireland. At recent meetings at Kildare Mr Dillon, ironic Rule member for Tipperary, made several seditious speeches. An Unfounded Keport. August 17. In the House of Commons to-day the Marquis of llartington, Secretary of State for India, in reply to a question, stated that ho disbelieved the report of an entente 'cordiale existing between Abdul Rahman and Ayoub Khan. The Sultan on his Bast Regs. Constantinople, August 17. Owing to the Great Powers not consenting to any change in the TurkoGrcek frontier, as fixed by the Berlin Conference, Turkey has asked for 24 days’ extension of time to further consider the question as regards the settlement of the rectilication of the frontier. Russian Appointment. Sf. Petersburg, August 17. General Mclikoff has been appointed Minister of the Interior. Corrections. N Correction : —Calcutta, August 15. Coulirmatory information has been received from Candahar that Ayoub Khan has commenced military operations for the siege of the city. Paris, August 15.—M. Gambetta has written a letter, in which he says democracy will strengthen Prance and enable her to recover her lost provinces, Alsace and Lorraine.