LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 10 January 1901, Page 4

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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Fatal Fire. New York, January 9. A firo ocoured in the asylum at Bochester, New York State, containing 175 orphans. A boiler exploded in one of the wings and blocked the outlet. Many were suffocated and stunned by jumping out of the windows. 28 perish od and 30 wore injured. Indian Troops in Foreign Parts. Londox, January 9. The Imperial Treasury will shortly pay five native regiments of India, who are going to do duty in isolated colonies, thus freeing the line battalions and adding live units to the effective home array. 1 he New York Gamble. Eeeeived this day at 8 48 a.m. New Yobk, January 2. Tho Gamble on Eailway Stocks in Wall Street continues. Two million shares were sold on Tuesday and enormous profitsrealised. President of the French Chamber Pakis, January 9. Desohanel, an Opposition candidate was elected President of the Chamber, defeating Brisson who was the Eussian nominee. A matter of Religion. Eome, January 9. The Italians aro indigaant at the Duke of Norfolk heading the British Eoman Catholic's Pilgrimage to Eome, and reading the Pope an address ardently expressing the hope of his temporal' independence and attacking Protestant Missions in Eome. / The Pope re-echoed tho sentiments contained in the address in stronger terras.