GENERAL NEWS.
EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN. (I'er f'n-«s . Is.smint i<oi. — l "»p>fi ii/fit.) Ottawa, -Ally, 10. The piovisions of the alien laws are being strictly enforced in America and are found to operate harshly against Canadians. As a result the Dominion Government is vigorously enforcing the law which prohibits the employment of Americans under eontract in Cr.nada. London, -July 10. The Hon -T. Balfour has abandoned the attempt to pass the Criminal Law Evidence Bill this session. The Workmen's Compensation Bill passed its final stages bv a laajoritv of 10. The Oueen has conferred the Most Noble Order of the Garter upon Marl Derby. The Berlin correspondent of the Standard reports that King Menelik of Abyssinia has ordered a force of 20.000 soldiers to proceed to the Upper Nile to operate with the British expedition against the Dervishes. Cape Town, .July 10. Reports from Salisbury state that the Hussars have cleared the Umgavt district, Mashonaland, of rebels. The troopers killed 10 rebels at Fort Charter.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 375, 17 July 1897, Page 3
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164GENERAL NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 375, 17 July 1897, Page 3
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