Cable News Condensed.

Kaikoura Star, Volume XIV, Issue 760, 31 July 1894, Page 3

Cable News Condensed.

Summer naval manoeuvres begun. Marquis of Headfort dead, aged 70. Italy hopes to see her African territory colonised, and emigration of her subjects to America counteracted. 1000 Italian Anarchists have been released, and sailed for America. (Nice —for America.) Equalisation of London Rates Bill read second time in Commons. Miss Spence, of Sydney, reads paper at Colonial Institute on the social and intellectual aspects of Sydney life. An Arnant arrested in Sofia confessed to murdering Beltcheff'—Belgian Finance Minister, shot in 1891

assisted bv another employe of the Servian consulate. Shareholders in N. Z. Trust and Loan Company have agreed to assign uncalled capital as security for debentures. British miners continue to mediate in Scotch strike, and propose that recourse should be had to arbitration to settle strike. Berlin : AVwec says Princess Alex of Hesse, bethrotbed to Czarewitch, refuses to join Greek Church. Recall of cruiser Philadelphia believed to indicate U. S. do not intend to interfere further in Hawaii. Suggested England and Italy should take combined action to eject Dervishes from Khartoun, and open up fertile district between Kassala and Berber. Reported the Khedive is betrothed to youngest daughter of late Abdul Aziz, an ex-Sultan of Turkey. Great precautions to be taken at trial of Santo. Military cordon will surround Court House.