GENERAL NEWS.
THE SCULLING RACE. MARRIAGE WITH DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. THE UNION BANK'S BALANCESHEET. HEAT WAVE. London, July 10. The champion sculling race between Harding and Stanbury takes place on Monday, and is attracting considerable attention. The betting slightly favors Harding, and a keenly-contested race is anticipated. The House of Lords ha" passed a Bill legalising marriage with a deceased wife's sister by a majority of 38. The Prince of Writs and the Duke of York supported the Bill, while two Archbishops and seventeen Bishops opposed it. The balance-sheet of the Union Bank of Australia shows a profit of £50,561, and a 5 per cent, dividend is recommended. A great heat wave passed over England, and numerous cases of 'u stroke have been reported. •' . > 12. Surrey went under to .-> i l -- and Yorkshire to Notts. Th< defeats! were the leading Counties. Mabbid, July 11. Intense heat has been experienced in Spain, and many deaths are recorded. Paris, July 12. Obituary—August Epaplt,
CABLES.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 66, 13 July 1896, Page 2
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162GENERAL NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 66, 13 July 1896, Page 2
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