GENERAL NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 108, 31 August 1896, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

CABLES.

EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN

London, August ."0

The shipmaster threaten to lock out the Unionist engineers in Clyde, Belfast, and North-east of England unless 170 who struck at Govan against a free laborer are retained. It is feared that 80,000 will be affected. The Hon. W. P. Reeves, AgentGeneral for New Zealand, denies the statements made by the Economist's Melbourne correspondent that Ministers greatly exaggerated New Zealand's actual surpluses.

In the match between the champions of the county teams, Yorkshire, and the South of England, Spoftorth took six wickets for 10 runs.

The marriage of the Prince of Naples, heir to the Italian throne, and Princess Helene of Montenegro, takes place in November.

Ottawa, August 29

An English syndicate offers to develop the meat trade between Canada and England on condition that a subsidy of 125,000 dollars is granted for ten years. The Premier is considering the question.

Yokohama, August 29. The Premier of Japan has resigned. Zanzhiak, August 29. Hamuil expresses friendship to the British and declared the status unaltered as annexation would involve the immediate abolition of slavery which is not desired. The natives lost hundreds in the recent trouble. Rome, August 29. Brazil having refused to refere the Italian claims arising from the recent rebellion to arbitration has caused much indignation here, and the Government- will probably send an ultimatum to the Brazilian Government. Later. The Italian Government have decided to send if. Marlino, the Minister at Brazil, who has been on a visit to Italy, back to Rio Janicro in the cruiser Piedmont to obtain a settlement of the claims of and safeguard to Italian settlers in Brazil. Cairo, August 30. It is reported that reinforcement of fourteen thousand men are being sent from Omduman to Dongola.