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Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 26 October 1901, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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Trawler Wrecked. London, October 25

The trawler Saint Bernard of Hull was wrecked on Faroe Island, and the crew of twelve were drowned.

Commander of the Forces. GeneUal Babington is permitted to retain the local rank of Major-General. Corea Obtains a Loan from Japan. Loudon, Oct. 24. Advices from St. Petersburg announce

thit Corea has obtained a ten per cent

loan from a Japanese bank, of seven million iterling for a year. The Corean Government stipulated to spend a portion innJiejandiniMwith JjF*a. , ■ ~

i The Romantic Marriage. Received this day at 9 20 a m. London, October 25. Cecil has been given parole not to leave England without Lord Halsbury's permission. Russian Horses. Great Britain has purchased sixteen thousand horsos from Bussia. The Australian Commandant. London, October 25. Sir Andrew Clarke advocatos Sir Burdon Blood, Major General R. C. Nash, Commandant at Quetta; or General Slade commanding the Royal Artillery at Gibraltar, as tho Australian Commandant. j Street Paving. The Westminster Council is convening a Conference of Engineers of Metropolitan Bodies to discuss the best materials and means of paving streets. Imperial Forces. Wyndham, in a speech at Bradford, said that the Goverment woud provide additional facilities for volunteering and the purchase of land at Ireland. The Royal Tour. Ottawa, Oct 25. The French-Canadians are irritated at the Duke of Cornwall addressing them in English. The Ophir has sailed for England. Colonial Exhibition. London, Oct. 25.

The Colonial Exhibition at the Boyal Exchange will be open in March or June. It is expected that the Cornwalls will inaugurate it assisted by Chamberlain. Haldane, the member for Haddingtonshire district, speaking at the University College Liverpool commented on the New Zealand Government's suggestion for the establishment in connection with a university of the London post graduate research college for students of the Empire. He feared that local jealously would prevent the establishment of this new link and chain of Imperial Federation. Morgan's Munificence. Pierpont Morgan has given £9,000 towards the cost of lighting St Paul's Cathedral with electricity. Pan-American Exhibition. New York, October 25.

The Buffalo exhibition shows a deficit of four million dollars. This is chiefly owing to President MoKinloy's assassination.