LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 14 October 1901, Page 4

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION —COFXRIG lII]

, Russian Expedition. London, October 11. The Daily Telegraph’s St Petersburg correspondent wires that General Romepatkin has started for Central Asia, Tasmanian Loan. Tasmania has issued a loan prospectus for j £430,000 three per cents with a ininumum ninety-two. The amount has been underwritten, The Sultan requests the aid of Russia. Constantinople, October 11. / At the Sultan’s instance Zinovieffi the Russian Ambassador requested Lamsdorll' to intercede with France over the Lovanda case. Germany anxious about it..' Bbblin, October 11. German papers are anxiously watching the result of the Franco-Turkish affair. Bust of Sir George Grey. London, October 13, Onslow Ford’s bust of Sir George Grey is placed In St Paul’s Cathedral, Recent Naval Accidents. • The deck plates of the torpedo destroyer Vulture buckled in the heavy seas and she has returned to Portsmouth. The evidence given at the enquiry as to the loss of the Cobra, showed that the engines were somewhat heavier than the versel’s designs.. Colonial Exhibitions. The Eoyal Exchange has been granted for exhibition of the Colonial natural products ahd minerals recently exhibited at the Glasgow Exhibition, which will probably be opened inFebruary or March. Besides the Australian States, it is expected that Cauada will be represented.

American T ariff. New Yobk, October 13. Judge Morris, of Baltimore, has upheld the additional tariff levied on Russian sugar on the ground that the inducements offered to the refiners of Russia is tantamount to a bounty.