CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4628, 3 November 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Beutee's Telegbams

[Received Nov.' 2, 2.15 p.m.]

London, November 1,

It is announced that the Queensland Government have arranged with the Bank of New Zealand for the conversion into inscribed stock of -62,500,000 of 4 per cent, debentures issued in May last.

Telegrams to hand from Zanzibar state that the Hovas are evincing a desire to come to terms with the French, and recently offered to treat for a cessation of hosilities. . The offer was accepted by Admiral Galliber, and negotiations are now proceeding. '

[Received November 3, 2 30 p.m ]

London, November 2.

The Puke of Connaught left by the overland route for India, to assume command of the military division at Meerut.

The Government offer a reward of a thousand pounds for information leading to the arrest of the perpetrators of the dynamite outrages at the Metropolitan Underground Railway.

[Specials to the Pbess Association.]

London, October 31. Patrick Heley Hutchison, recently appointed torpedo lieutenant in the Victorian Navy,;will proceed out in command of the new Victorian gunboat Cbilders. General Mac Tver, in writing to the Press respecting his expedition to New Guinea, states that if Lord Derby interferes with his departure he will hoist a foreign flag. He has offered to take missionaries with him. News from Africa has been -received stating that a report is circulated to the effect that M. De Brazza, the Freuch explorer, had been killed at Libreville in a fight among the natives. November 1. It is believed that El Mahdi, the Soudan prophet, has been killed. M. Ferry has stated that France intends to retaia Tonquin, and has captured Sontay and Bacninob. M. Tricon has telegraphed to his Government that Lihung Chang has disavowed the action of the Marquis Tseng as Jbringr ing the Chinese Legation into discredit; The London Times expresses pleasure at what it terms the new departure of the colonies in regard to the Pacific annexation question, and expresses its belief that no Government would ever attempt to thwart the plan of a united Australasia. It ridicules Gen. Maclver's scheme and statements.