CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4624, 30 October 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

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[ReceiTeii dotpberdO^ 120 pmj ! • ■ AifBXANDBiA, October 29. : Intelligence has been received that cholera has appeared at^Mecca, and that already several deaths have occurred. ; , ; JNe.wßJg to.hand,frpni- ; Sonarkin,_a;Mßr port of the Red Sea, that a large body of rebel hillmen have surprised the town, and massacred 150 Egyptian soldiers stationed near there. Madbid, October 29. A report is current here to-day that King Luis of Portugal intends to abdicate at an early date. Lokdon, October 29. i It is stated that Mr Gladstone will spend ' the winter at Cannes, in the south of France. London, October 29. Salvage operations upon the wreck of the ship Mirzapore, which went ashore near Bologae, commenced to-day. The contractors bare undertaken to discharge the cargo, and, if possible, float the" vessel. The success of the operations depends upon the continuance of fine weather.

Telegrams have been received here stating that a great fire has occurred at Port Antonio, Jamaica, and that the town has been almost totally consumed by the conflagration. Beblin, October 28. Deputy Aritoine, of Metz, who was arrested on the 2nd inst., and imprisoned on a charge of. treason, has been released.

[Specials to the Pbess Association.]

London, October.2B.

?■; : The regiment of soldiers who for some time past have been guarding the Government Buildings in Madrid, during the recent Republican outbreaks, .has been withdrawn. The Economist, in an article on financial matters in the colonies, considers that the Australian banks are too active, and fears that a reaction will ensue. One of the Invincibles has been sentenced to a year's imprisonment for -threatening to murder Mr J. J. Colman, M.P. for Norwich. The British Shipowners Association are pressing uponJ£arlGranville the necessity of offering'greaterfacilities for the'construction of the second canal through ,S«eZ. . . ■■.;?' ■■:; ■ .-. ,-.;■':- ... }■ The Pope has written to? Archbishop , MoCabe, enquiring whether the Irish priests have abstained from encouraging the agitation in Ireland. No reply has as yet been sent. v V _ London, October 27." j" Prince Bismarck has been severely criticised in Berlin for neglecting to acquire New Guinea for the- Empire. . The Spectator considers it now to be impossible for England to allow 'irregular expeditions, such as General Maclvor's, :to adventure; in New Gninea.' >■ <-: i. V. * The Paris, Conference has preserved the question of the protectibn of submarine telegraph cables as neutral in time of war, for further parleying between the Powers. A company is projected with a capital pf a quarter of a million, to purchase and -stock the Corandatta property in Queensland. :|Mr^GJrav.es, at;present Consul in Samoa, succeeds Mr Annesley'in Madagascar. .. .-. JLoNfios, October 26. Si'r?Arthur Gordon will resign his High Commissionership of the Western Pacific when he proceeds to Ceylon in -January next. It is probable that his successor will be a distinct officer resident in the Islands, and not holding office also as Governor of any colony. : . :» ; Mr A. McArthur, who had one of his eyes severely injured while out shooting, will lose the use" of it. The sight of the uninjured ;eye, which it was feared he would also lose, has been saved.

The King of tbe Belgians, speaking at Bouvard, swi be hoped sooji to see, per* maneht business relations established between Antwerf>,and Sydney, especially in regard; to Australian wool, f.

Three Bonapartist deputies in the French, Chambers have given notice of their intention to formally impeach Ihe present Government, but the grounds on which this is to.be done are not assigned. ° '•'-' :

The Lusitania, the first of the Orient Company's emigrant steamers, will sail from : Plymouth on JQecember 11, a full ship. The Orient mail steamers are to call regularly at Adelaide on both home and out«rard,yoyages.

Thes Geodetic ~k obOferehce, r : field-^ in Rome, has advised the universal adoption of .the meridian of Greenwich.

Polynesian Annexation. ; .■■ London, October 23.

The' Pacific Affairs Committed has now completed its report, and it will shortly be made public. It is understood that it will recommend increased naval 'inspection of the labor trade, and the appointment of ; five; Deputy; Cpmniissiohers, resident in the Islands, who will alone "have authority to issue licenses for recruiting. Agents "appointed by thelmperial Government are also to supersede the Colonial Government agents now'employed. Mr Commissioner Komilly is to bestationedat New Guinea. Thc'committoe expresses an opinion hostile to allowing Queensland to have any control over New Guinea, and also opposes absolute control being given eren to a federation of Australian colonies ore? the destinies of millions of Polynesians.. It thinks it will be suffibienlfoi? ttie present if the Imperial authority is asserted to an extent sufficient to exclude any foreign power from New Guinea. It says-the interests • of Germany are paramount in New Britain, New Ireland, and Samoa. The annexation of Fiji to New South Wales or New. Zealand they regard as impossible; - ...-' ■ r - October 24 In reply to specific questions from Mr Murray Smith, Lord Derby reiterates the obstacles which stand in the way of the annexation of certain islands, while in re« gard to others annexation is at present inadvisable. He states he is prepared to define the condition under which the Government would be prepared :to approve of annexation, if the colonies would federate or agree regarding annexation, as there would tfeen be less difficulty in the transfer of Imperial obligations ; but it is impossible, in the absence of assurances as to how the colonies would discharge those obligations; :to state whether the imperial Government would approve of annexation in any case,o^*not.;jf the proposed conference in Australia should decide that annexation is desirable, Lord Derby pro* fesses himself willing to discuss details, and ascertain, how far such. a. course is practicable, but hre is unable to 'siigjefest what the eventual cost would be to the colonies; but the exercise of ; further supervision by the Imperial Government over New Guinea and the Pacific Islands must involve the expenditure of several i thousands annually. The Pre.sidenl.oftheGlasgow Chamber of;Gommerce'has been Requested to "convene a meeting to support the representations of the 1 Federal Conference in Aus* tralia, on the, subject of the annexation of New Guinea; * ' ; ■■''■'': ■■■■;." ■'"• '»•■. •-. October-26, r A feeling, is growing in official circles in favor of a modified annexation of New Guioea, and the establishment of a British- protectorate over .the .Pacific Islands sufficient to prevent an increase of foreign influence over them. A conference of the Agents-General is" to be held shortly for the purpose of reporting to the Australasian Conference in Sydney on the latest phases of the Pacific annexation question. - ..