CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XV, Issue 4770, 23 April 1884, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Beutee's Telegbams

[Received April 23,11 a.m.] London, April 21, (Noon). Severe Earthquake in England.

Considerable Damage Pone.

A very severe shock of earthquake was experienced this morning over the eastern counties of England. The shake lasted fully thirty seconds, and caused consider* able alarm. Great damage has been done to buildings in several towus, and at Colchester, in Essex, the spire of a church has been overthrown. So far as is known no loss of life occurred. The Cricketers.

Messrs Boyle, Midwinter, and Alexander, arrived to-day, and the rest of the Australian cricketers will arrive on Monday next. The team will again take up quarters at the Tavistock Hotel, Covent Garden. In additionjto the matches already arranged, one is now being fixed to take place at Liverpool towards the end of June.

London, April 21. Arrived: The ship Wakefield, from Lyttelton, January 23.

Cairo, April 21. Sir E. Baring and General Graham have started for London, London, April 22. Sir E. Baring has been appointed to replace Major Baring (P) as British Consul* General at Cairo.

In the House of Commons last night, Lord E. Fitzmaurice stated, in reply to a question, that no note had yet been re. ceired from the French Government re» garding the Recidivists Bill, The Daily Telegraph recotc mends that Government should organise a cordon around New Caledonia for the protection of the Aus« traliaa and Pacific Islands if France persists in deporting criminal? there.