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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 15 July 1901, Page 3

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(feb rbess association.) [by elkctbio telhgbaph—copyright.] Union Bank. Received this day at 9.1 a.m. London, July 14. The "Union Bank report and balance sheet shows deposits, £ 15,248,009 ; cash investment, £4,366,648 ; bills and securities, £14,874,600. Gape-Australian Cable. London, July 14. Chamberlain, in the House of Commons, denied receiving from Canada, Australia or the Cape any request to insert an expropriation clause in regard to a landing license in connection with the CapeAustralia cable. Sir A. E. Sassaon is forwarding Chamberlain documental evidence of the colonial desire to reserve the State right to purchase the Cape-Australian cable. Pan-American Congress. New Yoek, July 13. All the States of the Western Hemisphere attend the Pan-American Congress in Mexico. Bowling Match. The bowling match, Ulster Club versus Australians, resulted in a tie. English Bye-Election. Gardner, a Unionist, was elected for Wokingham unopposed. The Liberal Split. Mr Asquith has declined Sir H. Campbell-Bannerman's suggestion to postpone the Asquith banquet. Pressure is being applied to prevent Liberals attending. Earl Grey presided, at the Asquith banquet, Lord Rosebery not desiring to participate in the quarrel. What shall the King's Title be ? The Spectator declares that the proposed addition to the King's title of the words "' Sovereign of Greater Britain " is only admissable as a newspaperism.if not vulgar, and suggests the grand title "Sovereign Lord of Canada, Australia, and South. Africa." The Hayal Ressrve Fleet. In the House of Lords Lord Selbourne announced that 1,800 would be enrolled for the fleet reserve in a few weeks. The Admiralty are developing a School of Naval Strategy, and creating a corps of naval volunteers to serve anywhere in * time of war. Colonial Batter Adulteration. At the instance of the Butter Associathe Marylebone Court fined the firm of Pearks, Gunaton and Fee, largo wholesale provision merchants, £2O and costs for selliDg colonial bucter plus churneJ milk, increasing the weight of each cwt of butter to the extent of 20 to 30 lbs. The firm appealed against the fine. The Air Navigable. Pabis, July 10. The Santos, Dummont's navigable balloon, starting from Saint Cloud, outBide of Paris, made a tour of the Bois de Boulogne six times round the Longchamps racecourse, and circled round the Eifftl tower at a height of 270 metres, answering the rudder perfectly. It is driven by electric motor. \

The Imperial Appellate Court. London, July 13.

An impression prevails that the Imperial Appellate Conference will prove resultless owing to all the Colonies, excepting Australia, being indifferent or hostile to any change in procedure. France Strengthening Her NaYy. Paris, July 12. France is farming a reserve squadron of four battleships one cruiser one torpedo and the destroyer Toulon, and is adding four battleships to her Northern Squadron. Catholic Eeeling in Great Britain. Received thi3 day at 8 30 a m. London, July 14. Tho annual report of the Catholic Union of Great Britain in emphasising tie recrudescence of the anti-Catholic feeling, strongly discountenances any Catholic agitation concerning the King's declaration, but hopes that the good | sense of the legislation will prevail.