CABLE NEWS.

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 31, 22 August 1885, Page 2

CABLE NEWS.

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London, August 19.

It is probably that Victena and New South Wales will be allotted 20,000 feet each at the Colonial Exhibition, and that Adelaide and Queensland will diviJe the space in the annexe. The joint exhibit* from the several colonies of wine and wool will be placed in another portion of the Building.

Mr John Buskin, the art critic, who had been suffering from cerebral disease, is now recovering.

It unexpected that the hop crop will be up to the average. Continental crops show a surplus, and American shipments are tending to depress prices.

The proposed reduction on Press cablegrams will greatly depend on a reduction being made by the Seuth Australian Government in the rates charged on the Port Darwin line.

Reports from South Europe shew that the cholera epidemio is subsiding, the number ef deaths being on the decrease.

New South Wales considers the proposal made by the postal authorities for the establishment of the parcels post system with Australia is premature.

Colonel Stanley, Secretary for the Colonies, has addressed a circular despatch to the Governors of the sereral Australasian colonies, in which he commends the Federation Act.

The Crown colonies ef Western Australia and Fiji have applied for permission to appoint delegates to the Federal Council. Bombay, August 20 The toi-disant priest, Kanoviek, who was recently arrested as a Russian spy, has been sentenced to six months' imprisonment, the authorities not succeeding ia establishment his identity with the communist, Oliver Pain.

Received Aagust 22, 11.5 p.m. COMSTAMTIMOPLB, August 21. Sir Drummond Wolffe arrived here today en a special mission to the Soudan respecting Egyptian affairs. Loxdon, August 20. The Guards which for some time past have been stationed at Ltmasol (Cyprus) have been ordered Home.

Caibo, August 20. Three regiments of the line now on dmty in this conntry. have received instructions to return to Bagland. Beports are te hand announcing that the rebels have oeetpied El Debbeh near Old Dongela, and are now advancing upon New Dengola.