LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 24 April 1901, Page 2

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[I!Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. —COPYRiaHT.] (per press association.) Robbery of French Pictures. Received this day at 9 11 a m. Paris, April 23. Several of M. Djtaillo's, the famous Fronch artist's pictures, including his master pieco " Tho March Past" were stolen from his mother's rosidonce near Paris. The New Guinea Massacres. Received this day at 9 23 a.m. London, April 23. The Rev Joseph Parker in opening the Congregational Union's Assembly deplored tho reported massacre of Chalmers and Tomkins of Now Guinea. Ho eulogised Chalmers as truly a great missionary,

Criminal Libel. P A M'Hugh of North Leitrim was aent'enc'ed to six months imprisonment for criminallibel published m his paper ««' Sliao Champion." The libel consisted of an allegation of a jury packing against the Crown law. Ship Wrecked. The officers of the tteamcr Saher (sic) report that she was wrecked at Mauritius, and that 36 lives were lost. Possibly tno French steamer, Sakel, is meant. Steel and Iron Works.

Ee'ceivedthis day at 10 30 am. London, April £\. «g British capitalists are spending Jeff million to establish a steel and won works at Saulte Sainte Marie, Canada, to employ ten thousand hands. Intimidation. The offence of Metthugh, M. P. for North Leitrim, was publishing the names 5 the Protestant jurymen in connection with the conviction of Leaguers ehLged with conspiracyand intimidation. A Magnificent Gift. Andrew Carnegie gives £45,000 sterling to tndow libraries at Vancouver, Ottawa, Minnipeg, Windsor, and Ontario. Arrested for Swindling. Monslgnor Guerin, -of Chataurent, France, has been arrested for swindling bv means of fraudulent bankruptcy, dcfaloSns to the amount of £150,000 sterling. The victims are chiefty Catholics.