CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 4994, 14 January 1885, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Betjteb's Teie&bams

(Received January 13, 3 5 p.m.) London, January 13. The homeward Brindisi mails, dated Melbourne, December 4, were delivered to.day. Bbsxin, January 13. At the sitting last night of a sub com" mittee of the [Reichstag, appointed to consider the question of subsidising lines of mail steamers, and to report upou the details of the project, Heir de Boetticher, Secretary of State for the Interior, stated that a proposal to subsidise steamers trading to Australia had no connection with the Annexation of New Guinea. Dr Stephen, Imperial Postmaster General, spoke strongly in favor of the proposal, and declared that the inauguration of an Australian line of steamers was of special importance to Germany.

Hongkong Jauuary 12. Anti-French Agitation in China

Telegrams have been received here announcing that a serious anti-French ugitation has been fomented in Cambodea, and the inhabitants are displaying great hostility. A body of French troops have been despatched from Saigon, capital of Cochin China, to quell the disturbance and restore order.

London, January 12.

The E.M.S. Kaikoura, with the Homeward New Zealand mails, dated December 21st, arrived at Bio Janiero on Saturday. Her cargo of frozen meat was in good order. « [Specials to the Pbess Association]