LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 16 January 1901, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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Notables Recovering. London*, January 14. King Oscar of Sweden has recovered from his recent serious illness. Kruger’s health and that of President M‘Kinley are also improved. The Stock Exchange Gamble. The directors of the companies associated with the recent failures in connection with Lake View shares propose to reconstruct the different concerns. Electric Railways. Bbklix, January 14, The Kaiser has placed the military railway between Berlin and Zosscu at (he disposal of (he company experimenting with electric trains, with which it is hoped to attain a speed of 125 to 1(50 miles an hour. A Religious Bill. Pauls, January 15. M. Wahletdc-Rousseau’s Bill, dealing with the religious associations, prohibits such associations existing between French and foreigners or with their headquarters abroad or directed by foreigners without State authorisation. It also prevents such associations, whose members live in common and propose to transfer confiscated properly for the workmen’s pensions.

Egyptian Administration. ’ Gaiko, January 15. Seatin Bay has arranged with the Sheikh Abydinar, to administer the province of Darfur under the Anglo-Kgyylian control. Fatal Accident. London, January 15. By an explosion in Wilson’s hat factory at Denton, Manchester, twelve persons wore killed, and forty mutilated, The Land Laws of Ireland. Tho Norih Sligo Executive of the United Irish League, have stopped hunting in Sligo until Colonel Campbell, master of the hunt, reinstates tho evicted tenants. Gable Extension. Copeland having eliminated tho superfluous proviso, lias signed the Eastern Extec sion Coy’s agreement. Clarke, Agent-General for Victoria is awaiting instructions from his Government.

Another Company in Liquidation. At a meeting of the shareholders of the London Globe Finance Association, it was agreed to voluntary liquidation. Wright stated that the plan for re-construction was being prepared ; that all the creditors except one, had agreed to accept £485,000 in payment for all obligations. The directors arc arranging to raise a halfmillion by the sale of the company’s interests in the Baker Street Railway. Dufferin bass resigned the Chairmanship. Marriage of Rich Blood. Alfred Vanderbilt has married Elsie French of Newport. The bridegroom settled three quarters of a million pounds to the bride.