GENERAL NEWS.
EUROPEAN AND FOREIGN. ' IVe IV,> A--*"<->'i'i"ii. —/ • London. Feb. 1. Madame Melba is ill, and unlikely to sing again this winter. W. Haines, of Putney, beat Charles Stevenson, the ex-New Zealander, in a sculling match on the Tyne course by two lengths. JJisrssELS Feb. 1. Princess Louise, daughter of Leopold 11.. King of the Belgians, has eloped with an officer in the Austrian Hussar?. Madkid, Feb. 1. Tbe Queen of Spain's mailbag has been lost. Among the letters was one containing money consigned to the Bank of England. Be klin, Feb. 2. The leaders of the Hamburg dock .strike now admit that they are unable to continue strike pay. Washixotox, Feb. 2. The leading supporters of arbitration assert that Lord Salisbury and Mr Cleveland will not proclaim the Arbitration Treaty in force i£ it is ratified by the American Senate as amended bv the Foreign Relations Committee.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 237, 3 February 1897, Page 3
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148GENERAL NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 237, 3 February 1897, Page 3
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