CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3695, 28 October 1880, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Reutbb's Special]

\ London, October 27.

The Galatea (Query: Gazette) to-day announces that P. A. Jennings, Executive Commissioner of the Sydney Exhibition, has been created a Knight Commander, and that John Davies, a prominent; member of the Sydney Commission, has been created a Companion of the Order of St. Michael and St. George. •

Parnell's private secretary has been arrested under warrant charged with conspiracy.

Constantinople, October 27,

Dervish Pasha, with three battalions of Turkish troops, has been ordered to proceed to Dulcigno in consequence of the continued determination of the Albanians to obstruct its surrender to Montenegro.

Vienna., October 27.

A difficulty has arisen between Austria and Servia in regard to the commercial relations of the two countries. Athens, October 27.

Coumoundoros, the newly-appointed Greek premier, will, it is announced, be without colleagues, and as President of the Council will be the sole responsible minister of the King.

Pabis, October 27.

The French Government has opened negotiations with the view to arrange for the extension of the mail service between Bourbon and Mauritius and Australia:

Capetown, October 26.

Three hundred Capetown volunteers left yesterday for the front, and reinforcements of colonial forces are being pushed into Basutoland as fast as possible.

The garrisons are still unrelieved. It is bettered they can maintain their ground for some time, but they are suffering great straits from the want of supplies, the provisions having been exhaas ted, the cavalry horses had to be sacrificed, the men having no other means of subsisting. Much anxiety exists concerning their position.

A 225-carat diamond was found at the Dutarto mine.

An engineer of Natal reports a large find of opals of good quality in the Newcastle division; also valuable de* posits of iron.