LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 20 August 1901, Page 4

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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The Prorogation Speech. Received this day at 8 49 a.m. London, August 18.

The prorogation speech declared the progress of the forces engaged in the conquest of South African Republics was a steady and continuous difficulty, and the extent of the country protracted and lengthened the military operations. It expressed gratification of the passage of the King’s Titles Bill, giving effect to the widely expressed desire of the Colonies. Wreck of the Yiper. The Admiralty has decided to destroy the wreck of the Yiper by explosives secretly, in- order that the mechanism may not be revealed. West Australian Agent-General. The West Australian Agent-General in a letter to the “Times” urges that ratepayers in Westminster should revise the municipalities’ contract for American and Sweedish paving and have American hard woods. New Steamer. London, August 19. The White Star’s Line new steamer Athenic was launched at Belfast. The Venezuelan Difficulty. Berlin, August 19. A German warship has been ordered to the Venezuelan coast in connection with the trouble at Colombia. Washington, August 19. America enforces the neutrality of the Isthmus of Panama. The Fire at the Sultan Palace. Constantinople, August 19. The inquiry into the recent fire at the Saltan’s palace here resulted in 705 officials and women servants being deported to Yemen, Arabia. French Charity. Paris, August 19. 12,000 blind, deaf, dumb,' cripples and consumptives in 23 trains have left Paris for the annual pilgrimage to Lourdes. The Royal Tour. Capetown, August 19. The Ophir reached Simonstown. The Dutch from all parts were well represented in coming to the Cornwall’s reception.

IJhe American Strikes. \< New York, August 19. Fifteen hundred of the Illinois Steel Company’s workers at Millwaukee and a number of the workers at Carnegie’s mines at Duquesne have struck. The contributions to .the strikers’ fund are small. The Irish Cause—Meeting in Chicago. Michael Davitt and O’Donovan Rossa addressed a meeting of 4,000 at Chicago. The latter, amid cheers, advocated firing the principal cities in England in order to terrorise the Government. Davitt appealed for funds for the Irish cause. Food Precautions.

London, Aug. 18. Owing to the infant mortality the Municipality of Liverpool is sterilising twelve thousand bottles of humanised milk daily.