LATEST CABLE NEWS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 January 1903, Page 3

LATEST CABLE NEWS.

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Lynch’s Sentence Commuted. London, Jan. 27.

It is officiary announced that “Colonel” Lynch’s sentence has b;on commuted to penal servitude for life. Coal Company Combine.

The anthracit coal mining companies are forming a combination with, a capital of £4,000,000. King of Abyssinia. Pams, Jan. 27. The King of Abyssinia has notified France that he will be enable to arrive at Jibutil by the date fixed for the opening of the railway. The previously arranged visit has therefore been postponed.

Mount Peleie again Active. Received this day, at 8 27 a.m. Nbw York, Jan 27. There was a violent outburst at Mount Pelee on Saturday. It destroyed its comb, reducing the extent to 800 feet. Two hundred excursionists ashore narrowly escaped. French Religious Matters. Paris, Jan 27. In the Chamber of Deputies:, Mr Combes refused to entertain Mr Allard’s proposal to abolish the contending that the State needed religion. He said the masses were not satisfied with simply moral ideas. Mr Berthelat’a motion for the submission of the question of separation of the Church and State to referendum was referred to a committee despite M. Combe’s declaration that such separation would create serious difficulties in the Republic. Morocco Loan. Received this day 9 3am. Paris, Jan 27.

The Paris bankers are lending Morocco £283,000 nterling for l : our years on a customs’ guarantee. Keligloas Hatter. Eomk, Jan 27.

The French Premiers claim that exclusive right of the selection of Bishops should be recognised as remaining vested with the Government is strenuously resisted by the Vatican. The Popejtleclares he would prefer every seat vacant and the Concordan abolished rather than yield. The Alaskan Boundary. Ottawa, Jan 27. Sir W. Laurier states that the Alaskan commission defines the boundary under the Russian treaty of 1825. Some Canadian newspapers protest against Britain starting a policy of surrender to America. They urge the appointment of three Canadian jurists. New Warships, London, Jan 27. The new British 18,000 ton battleships will be each armed with four 12 in, eight 2 inch and twelve 6 inch guns. They will have nine inches of armour with probably a speed of nineteen knots. In Important Discovery. Berlin, Jan. 27. Professor Brawn of Strasburgh claims to have discovered a method for projecting an unlimited volume of electrical waves any distance through the air in a given direction, thus reducing the danger of interception.