LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 2 October 1901, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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The Royal Tour. Vancouvbk, October 1. Th« Duka and Duchess of Cornwall and York have arrived here. Gunboat Disaster. Copenhagen, October 1. The Danish gunboat Moon sank while experimenting with high explosives. The crew were savel. Musical Championship. London, October 1. Gecrge Oiulsam, a New Zealander, won the fi: st prize at Chappel’a musical championship open to all British composers for fall orchestration of Harlequinade suite, America and Philipine Island. . jte Manilla, October 1. The Tamar disaster was the result of the American Commanders trusting Filipinos who had sworn allegiance. The townsfolk of Balangiga welcomed the troops with music and feasting, and so allaying their watchfulness. British Army Hatters. London, Oct 1. The War Offica explains that Sir R. Bullet and the Duke of Connaught will retain the command of the Aldershot and "Dublin Army Corps for two and three yean respectively. There is an outcry against General Seller,

Hew German Tariff. Vienna, Oct 1

Hungary and Austria decline to renew the commercial treaties if the German tariff is carried.

The Austrian and Hungarian Press declare that the Triple Alliance is imperilled.

Royal Honors. Received this day, at 9 a.m. London October 1

Major Anstruthers Thompson of the Life Guards, has been made a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order,

Drought in England.

London, Oct. 1 Prolonged drought is existing in Lancashire and Yorkshire. A thousand mill operatives are out of work. Colliery Disaster.

Vancouver, Oct. 1,

A fire in the Vancouver Island colliery imprisoned fifteen men. Four explosions followed the fire. All hope of rescuing the men has been abandoned.

The Persian Gulf Difficulty. London, Oct 1

Marabouklis force came into collision with the Neyd* tribes. The British are sending big guns to Koweyt for the Shiekhs use.