BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2347, 24 September 1880, Page 3

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reutku’s Agency.j Aquatic. London, Sept. 21. Trickett and Laycock are both well anil continue in active training. The latter is sanguine of winning bis race with Blackman. He has now got bis new boat from Swaddle and Winsbip, of Newcastle-on-Tync. Hanlon lias arrived in England and lias gone to Putney, where bo has gone into training. Srisli X.ami Movement. The land league agitation movement in Ireland is at the present time very active. Turkey Protests. In consequence of the relations be tween Turkey and England in regard to the Montenegro difficulty, the various works which have been commenced at

Cyprus have been stopped. The Porte has issued a circular s.tying that the Powers must bo answerable for any result that accrues through any violation of the rights of the Sultan. Another Capa War. News has been received from Cape Town that 1200 Basiltos attacked the Cape Rifles, which are operating against them, and killed an officer and two men. The Rifles, however, inflicted a heavy loss on the Basntos. The latest news from the Cape states that Tamhookier, a powerful chief, has joined the Basntos against the British. Sept. 23. Six hundred volunteers arc embarking for Cape Town. Trance and Germany. Berlin, Sept. 21. The Emperor of Germany is slightly indisposed. The crisis in Franco is causing a folding of disquietude in Germany. Paris, Sept 23. Bartolemy Hilarc has been appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs. Biots in Canton. Pekin, Sept. 23. Serious riots have taken place at Canton. The Catholic mission station was attacked, and several persons were injured.