INDIA AND THE EAST.

Grey River Argus, Volume IX, Issue 642, 1 March 1870, Page 4

INDIA AND THE EAST.

j Colonel Clover, C;E., is now staying at Galle, making arrangements .preliminary to laying the telegraph cable to Singapore. The Great Eastern is now daily expected at Bombay, and will, after laying the Suez and Bombay cable, return to England to bring out and lay the cable from Galle to Singapore, and afterwards lay a cable to Hong Kong, completing the gre;.t submarine system to England, China, and North Germany. The German frigate Hertha, Commodore Kolab, is the first war ship that passed through the Suez Canal, and is now clear on her way to join the squadron in the Japanese waters. A splendid ceremony in connection with the Duke's visit to Calcutta took place when he was invested as Knight of che Star of India, in presence of the English and native knights, at a chapter of the Order at Rael. Earl Mayo is the Grand Master. The Duke left Calcutta a:id has gone hunting. Steps are being taken to open up new coal fields by affording maans for railway communication. H'.M.S. Daphne and Nymph have returned to Bombay from the Persian Gulf; five turbulent chiefs, leaders of. the late disturbances, were brought prisoners. 'Ammgements are being made for a public line of steamers between Bombay and Trieste, via the Suez Canat, which appears likely to change the character of the trade to the East, which will be carried by steamers. Much of thai; will go direct to var'oua southern European ports instead of to England.