BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2367, 18 October 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Reuter’s Aqency.j The Eastern Question London, Oct. 13. It is expected that the vessels of the various fleets forming the combined squadron at Cattaro, will remain until the surrender of Dulcigno to the Monte* negrins has been effected, and that they will then disperse. No active steps have as yet been taken by the Porte to make the cession, but some early action, is looked for. The Albanians have resolved to resist the surrender of Dulcigno to the last extremity. The question of settlement of the Turco-Greek frontier line is now being generally discussed by the leading English and Continental papers, which deprecate pressing the Porte to carry out the decisions of the Berlin Conference in their entirety,and recommend that the Powers should accept the recent proposal of the Sultan to cede to Greece the territory to the south of Larissa and Janina, but not those towns thenjfc selves. Constantinople, Oct. 17. The Porte has nominated a German to fill the post of Foreign Minister. Biza Pasha, Turkish commander at Dulcigno, is making satisfactory progress with regard to pacifying the Albanians. Delegates have been appointed by Turkey and the Great Powers to meet at Cetigno for the purpose of further negotiations on the Montenegrin question. False Arrests. London, Oct. 17. All those who were arrested as being concerned in the murder of Yiscount Mountmorris have been released the evidence not being sufficient to convict them. The Work of six Centuries Finished. Berlin, Oct. 17. The Cologne Cathedral, which has lately been completed, was opened today with great splendor by the Emperor of Germany, several princes being also present at the opening.