BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2386, 9 November 1880, Page 2

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

[Hkutek’s Agkncv.j British Trade Returns. London, Nov. 0. The Board of Trade returns of imports for the past month amount to £27,437,300, being a decrease of £4,873,000 compared with last year. The exports for the same period amounted to £18,087,500, being an increase of £1,000,000 compared with last year, Large withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England arc being made for North America. A Stubborn Duel. Constantixoi'lh, Nov. G. Dervish [Pasha, who has been dos patched by the Porte with three battalions of Turkish troops to Dulcigno.has arrived there, and is conferring with the chiefs of the “ Albanian League, and urging them to submit without opposition to the cession of the town and district to the Montenegrins. Greece to the Front. Annex's, Nov. G. M. Coumondouros, President of the Ministry, is asking Parliament to-day to grant credit for increased armaments in accordance with the policy announced in the King’s speech at the opening of Parliament, lie declared that it would be suicidal for Greece to recede from the position she has taken up in regard to rectilication of her frontier. The Cape War Capk Town, Nov. G. Latest intelligence from Basuto laud reports continuous lighting with the enemy. The Cape "Rifles, under Colonel Clark, have stormed the Molethanesc stronghold, and driven the enemy from their positions. The Basutos, however, in overwhelming numbers, have recaptured Letherodis, the village which was. recently taken by Carrington. The colonials, notwithstanding the strength of the eneny, retired from the village in good order.