LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 22 May 1901, Page 4

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.—copyright] [pes press association.] Carnegie's Munificence. London, May 21. Mr Carnegie has given two mi lions to provide free education at Scottish UniverBlties, including payment of medical fees to a limited number of Scottish students, male and female. English and Colonial students do not participate. Strike in America. New York, May 21. Fifty thousand machinests in the United States have struck* demanding ten hours pay for nine hours work. Employers concession prevented the strike extending to 150,000. Spanish Elections.] Madrid, May 21. The elections give Sagasta a largo majority. Obituary. Sir Courtney Boyle, permanent Secretary of the Board of Trade, aged 56. Derby Odds. Beceived this day at 8 53 a m. London, May 21.

Betting at Derby is 7 to 2 against Volodyouaki, Bto 1 Handicapper, 10 to 1 Royal Range, 100 to 8 to William 111, 100 to 6 Olympian.

Cybl ist knocks oyer a Governor. A knocked 'down Sir Powell Buxton, late. Governor. of South Australia, who rsmained unconscious for au hour suffering from the shock. The Antarctic Expedition.

The Ring inspects the Antarctic exploring ship Discovery. Sir Clement Markham, President of the Geographical Society, announced that a Fellow of the Society has given £SOOO towards the equipment of the second vessel. Bernaoht, who accompanied the Borchgrevinck expedition as astronomer, has been awarded Outhbert Peek's grant for observation Victoria Land.