CALOGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XVII, Issue 5203, 21 September 1885, Page 2

CALOGRAMS.

[Retjter's Telegbams.]

[Beceived September 21,1.15 p.m.] Pabis, September 20. Advices from Admiral Miot, command* ing the French forces, Btata that the troops under bis command made a reconnaisance of the Hova position at Tarafal, Madagascar, but were attacked by the enemy, and repulsed with considerable loss. London, September 20. Owing to the action of the Egyptian Sanitary Board imposing quarantine on vessels arriving from fcbe East, Lord John Manners bus consented to the diversion pfj the Brindisi mail to the Sue? Canal route, outwards and homewards. Tbo Peninsular and Oriental Steam .Navigation Company hare made arrangements whereby their vessels will avoid touching Egyptian ports, and mails and passengers via, Brindisi pass through the Canal instead of Alexandria, thus avoiding the detention and annoyance attendant upon quavau* tine. . Capetown, September 19. Tho New Zealand Shipping Company's B,M.S. Aorangi loft lust night for New Zealand.

London, September IS. Mr Gladstone's Manifesto to his Constituents. Mr Gladstone, in view of the approaching gsnerjal election, has issued a political manifesto to vis constituents at Midlothian. He urges the conjpieto withdrawal of British troops from Egypt at tjia earliest possible moment, and expresses himself distinctly opposed to annexation, protectorate, or indefinite oe^apatjon of that country. Speaking of Home atfairn, Mr Grladatoae advocates a reform of the House of fiords and the lani laws. The necessity for the re«adj ; ustni_ent pf c incidence of taxation is pointed out, as well 19 for the eytensioa of the principle

of local self-government. Mr Gladstone expresses himself also ready to grant to Ireland any system of local government compatible with the maintenance of the supremacy of the Crown, the integrity of the Empire, and the authority of Parliament. In conclusion, he announces that he speaks as the working chief of the Liberal party. September 20. Increase of Cholera. Advices from Sicily state that cholera is increasing to an alarming extent at Palermo. Revolution in Roumilia. News is to hand from Koumelia of a revolution having taken place, fortunately of a peaceful nature, and unaccompanied by bloodshed. The inhabitants' of the province seteed the Turkish Governor. Aleko Pasha, and-issued a proclamation declaring the union of Koumelia with Bulgaria. The Roumelian army took the oath of allegiance to Prince Alexander of Bulgaria, and are now occupying several strategic points on the Turkish frontier. In consequence of these events, the Bulgarian army has been mobilised. '■*