CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4640, 17 November 1883, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Reuteb's Telegbams

[Received Nov. 17, 1.10 p.m.]

Constantinople, Nov. 15.

The difficulty which lately arose between the Russian Government and Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, has now been amicably arranged. The terms of settlement proride that a Russian is to be appointed, to the position of Bulgarian War Minister, but that he shall abstain from taking any part in Bulgarian politics.

London, 'November 16;

Baron Lesseps was entertained at a public banquet in Liverpool, last evening. In the speech in reply to his health, he expressed himself most hopefully that a settlement would be arrived at-ifor the construction of a second canal through^ through the Isthmus of Suez.

Belgbade, November 15

Intelligence has been received from official sources that the outbreak at Krucheratz' in south-eastern Servia, has been promptly quelled by the troops despatched against the rebels. The latter were unable to cope with the large force sent to attack them, and dispersed without resistance.

[Specials to the Pubss Association,]

London,, November J3

Her Majesty has expressed to Sir Saul Samuel her pleasure at receiving photographs* of Sigrior fFontain's statues of members of the: Royal Family, ordered by the New South Wales Government.

Mr Seymour Lucas's pictures of "The Spanish Armada in Sight" have been purchased for the Sydney Art Gallery. Mrßusden's "History of Australia" has been published. . Three cases of sheepskins, consigned to a Birmingham firm from Adelaide, have been seized, it. haying been ascertained that they contained detonators.

The barque Kevin go, 671 tons, Captain Eervin, which left Newcastle on.the 10th August, bound to Wilmington, North Carolina, became water-logged and was abandoned by the crew, who were picked lip by a passing vessel and landed at San Francisco. .

The Colonial Institute was crowded on the occasion of a paper on New Guinea being read by ,Mr Powell. He deprecated an irresponsible adventurer's projected expedition to New Guinea, and urged that in the interests of the natives a protectorate should be granted over the island. He created a sensation when he read Baron Macleay's telegram, that the natives of, New Guinea requested the protection of Great Britain. Capl. Moresby strongly insisted npou the necesr sily of annexing the southern portion of New Guinea, and the islands in the immediate neighborhood. Sir Charles Lilly, Chief Justice of Queensland, said that the colonists were quite content to have New Guinea governed solely in the i*« terests of the natireu. He expressed the

"opinion that the loyalty of the Queensland people would be straiGed unless the de portation of French convicts was put a stop to by the annexation of the Pacific Islands. Mr Powell stated m bis paper that he hoped to be selected to lead a scientific expedition whioh will shortly leave for Port Moresby. November 14. The rumors in reference to the execution of officials, and the advance of the French in Madagascar, require confirmation. It has been decided- that the late Archbishop Vaughan's body shall be removed to Sydney. The Marquis of Lome, in an article to the Contemporary Eeview,' argues that Australian federation will work smoothly, providing that no province is too powerful. The Spectator, commenting on the matter, warns Australia that the national energy and wealth of Victoria will possibly endanger the success of federation. London, November 15. At a meeting of the Eastern Extension Australasia and China Telegraph Company Mr.Pender stated that, if Australia would secure the Company's present earnings, and also the benefit arising out of the natural increase in the business, the Company would be prepared to considerably reduce the present tariff.