CABLE BREVITIES.
The Scotch coal strike shows signa of collapsing. A largo amount of wool in bond in tho United States has been withdrawn, and exported with the view of reimportation. An intercolonial tive-mile cross-country championship between, teams representing Victoria and Mew South Wales took placo on Wednesday, when the former won by two points. The best time was 28min 29sec. A largo number of candidates are announced for tho Victorian general election. Ib is expected that the Government will formulate a now policy, for submission bo the country. Ad Anarchist has been arrested in Milan on the charge of being concerned in tho plot to assassinate the King of Greece.
The Boers have succeeded in suppressing the revolt of the .Kaffire.
Tho Porte protests against the Italian occupation of Kassala. ■ , • The Comte do Paris is suffering from cancer, and his condition causes great anxiety to his friends, v ■Tho '"'Westminster Gazette " say 3it is understood Sir H. Norman will"retire from official life after leaving Queensland.
"II Secolo" states the Kaiser is endeavouring to arrange a marriage between tho Prince of Naples, heir to tho Italian Crown, and the daughter of King George of Greeco.
The Japanese Government has purchased two hundred thousand needle-guns in Vienna.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 208, 31 August 1894, Page 4
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