LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 10 June 1901, Page 4

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[by BbBOTBIO TBMOBAPH.-—COPYRIGHT.] (PBS PBKS3 ASSOCIATION.) 1 Big Fire. London, June 7. A fire destroyed a large warehouse at Antwerp. Three millions sterling damage was done. Some wool, much tobacco and sundries were burnt. The Gainsborough Pictures. Pierpont Morgan has bought the Gainsborough famous picture Duchess. Commercial. London, June 8. The Board of Trade returns for May «how that the imports decreased $1,440,(568, the exports £1,159,218, &v; ■' ■ ■ ■ • ■

Alteration in the Tariff. Hon. Mr Balfour announced that on Monday Sir M. Hicks-Beach would propose some alteration in his budget scheme in regard to sugar aud glucose. Carnegie's Gifts. London, June 8. Mr Csrnegie’s gift is immediately operative. The benefits are for qualified and deserving students of Scottish birth or extraction, and assists towards the paymoot of their fees, and in select cases provides for their own support. Xbo governing committee will have wide discretion to decide the payment of the fees or the extension of assistance.

Chinese Railway Construction. A company with a capital of 70 million francs has been formed to construct and work the Yunnan railway. The railway will work the Haiphong-Lacbai _ line. French Indo-Ghina guarantees the interest. Imperial Appellate Court. Justice Hodges (of Victoria), who represents Australia at the Conference of Jurists' to discuss the establishment of an Imperial Appellate Court, visited King’s Bench. Mr Grantham introduced him as one of our friends from the Australian Bar. The jury rose together and bowed.