CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XVI, Issue 5050, 20 March 1885, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

Bsuter's Tele&rams

[Received March 20th, 11.20 a.m.] London, March 19. The Bank of England has reduced the rate of discount to 3J per cent.

[Received March 20fch, l^p.ni.]

London, March 19,

The New Zealand Shipping Company's B.M.S. Kaikoura left Teneriffe this morning for Wellington, via the Cape.

London, March 19.

Their Eoyal Highnesses the Prince of Wales, Duke of Edinburgh, and Prince Albert Victor started to-day for Berliu, to attend the festivities to bo held in connee with the celebration of the Emperor William's birthday.

' Beelin, March 18. Disastrous Mining Ezplosion.

A disastrous mining explosion occurred to-day at Saarbruck, Rhenish Prussia, by which 200 miners were entombed.

[Specials to the Press Association]

London, March 18,

The new Oriental Bank pays a dividend of live per cent, in April. The Melbourne and Sydney branches of the Bank have been authorised to purchase any of the creditors'claims-in Australia for sixteen shillings in the pound.

Mr J. 0. Williamson, of the firm of Williamson, Garner, and Musgrave theatrical managers, Melbourne/has started for America for the purpose of arranging with Mir. Dion BoucieauU, the actor, to appear in Australia. Lord Eoseberry has invited all- the Agents-General to a dinner to be given by him. ,

Colonel Fletcher Owen, the new naval commander for Adelaide, will locally hold the rank of Brigader-General. .■ ' Mr George Anderson, Deputy Master of the Melbourne Mint, will sail fo~r Melbourne in May. The Bank of England has paid £1,200,000 of the New South Wales loan into the account of the New South Walea Government with the Associated Banks.

, The German territory in New Guinea has ' Wen uamed " Kaiser Wilhelui's Ltnd."

Prince Albert Victor has been initiated into Freemasonry,

March 16.

Lord Derby states that Admiral. Tryon is in possession of a plan for the purpose of securing joint action between Australia and the Imperial Navy. He has also power to create a federal authority, and in order to simplify this, the English Government are making overtures to all of the colonies.

Lord Derby doubts whether an Imperial Federal Council is possible. •?

The Lisbon Postal Conference has agreed to grant England and tns colonies five votes. '

The Reichstag has approved of a branch at Samoa and Tonga of the new German lino of steamers to Australia. It is stated in Berlin that the voyage to Sydney will be performed in thirty-six days.