LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 6 April 1901, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[per press association —copyright.] Count Tolstoi. Received this day, at 9 26 a m. St Petersburg, April 5. Tho Russian censor interdicted the publication of the portrait of Count Leo Tolstoi recently excommunicated by the Holy Synod. German Warship on Fire. Berlin, April 5. The Gorman battleship Kaiser Frederick was set on fire owing to concussion. Pumps were employed in pumping water into her, and she -was extinguished after two hours. Anglo-American Cup. London, April 5. The defender of the America cuji has been christened. “The Constitution. Company Frauds. Received this day, 9.39 a.m. London, April 5. Two men named Alfred Crawshaw Bailey and Dcstcdingh were committed for trial on charge of fraud in connection with the Wcstralian Development Company, and subsidiary companies. Sub-Marine Boats. There are complaints in the newspapers that the experiments are being made by the Admiralty with sub-marine boats are confined to boats of tho Holland pattern. Stable boys’ Strike For several weeks past the stable boys at Newmarket have been out on strike for higher wages. They now however, accepted the compromise offered by tho employees. Anarchist Extradicted. Switzerland has extradited Jaffer, tho anarchist accomplice of Bresci tho murderer of Humbert. Salisbury Better, Salisbury is better. His medical atItendanta have stopped the issuing of Bull as to the state ti his health.

Memorial to Queen Victoria. Received this day. at 9 39 a m. Lord Esher, in a letter to the Lord Mayor, states that a quarter of a million is required to provide a worthy national memorial to the late Queen, and suggests that a special appeal be made to the Nation on May 24th. Smelting Frauds. H. E Frydon, director of the melting corporation, and R, H. Evan/ smelter, have been arrested on a charge of having forged warrants for gold. They arc believed to bo the principals in tbo alleged frauds on the banks. It is believed that the smelting corporation is ruined. Shares are offered at a shilling each.