LITEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 April 1901, Page 4

LITEST CABLE NEWS.

JBY BLBOTRIO TELEGRAPH. —COP3EIGHT] Tribal Battles. London, April 12. The Times of India states that 5000 warriors were killed in a battle between rival tribesmen of the Nejd region of Arabia, Later details of the fighting in Arabia ■how that Iburashid (King of tho Nejd Highland rogion, Central Arabia) entrapped Mabaroukh. the Sheikh of Eowoy t, in a narrow gorge, annihilating his forces and oaptuting his camp. Mabaroukh recently defeated and deposed Iburashid. Antarctic Exploration.

London, April 13. The Times is appealing for an additional J 915.000 towards the Antarctic expedition in order to secure a whaling ship as a tender to enable the recently launched exploring ship Discovery to remain in the Antarctic regions a second summer, The Macedonian Trouble. Eeceived this day, at 9 48 a m. London, April 14. The arrest of the Central Macedonian Committee, is attributed to Turkish and Russian pressure on the Bulgarian Government. The Macedonians are frantically indignant and accuse the Bulgarian Government of shameful treachery. The lives of Bulgarian Ministers are in danger. Prince Ferdinand has been denounced National Arbitration Court. Holland has notified the Powers that a permanent Court of. Arbitration has been constituted at the Hague. Hissing Gold Bar. A steward discovered at Bremerhaven the missing gold bars concealed in a cornice of the Second Cabin Saloon of the* Kaiser Wilholm. Billiard Hatch. London, April 14, In a billiard Championship match 9000 up, Dawson beat Stephenson by 8024. The Nicaraguan Canal. Washington, April 14. Hay is sounding the Senators before reopening the Nicaraguan treaty negotiations. Boer Authority in America. The injunction to prevent the shipment of mules and horses from New Orleans to Capetown was dismissed the Court holding that neutrality was unfringed. German Consul to Australasia.

Paul von Buri, formerly Consul-Gen-eral to Switzerland has been gazetted German Consul-General to Australasia, and represents Germany at tho opening of Federal Parliament.