GENERAL NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 263, 5 March 1897, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

EUROPEAN AM) FOREIGN. I P/T P/V'.V.S' Asaoriuiinn. ( 'opiiviijht ) London, March l>. By a great gale in the southern counties of England serious damage was done, many shipswreeks are reported, and mails have been delayed. A burglar robbed tho North-eastern Bank at Sunderland of I'GOOO. March 1. The Hon. J. Chamberlain advises Messrs Sampson and .Davis, two of the Englishmen connected with the Transvaal raid and left in prison at Pretoria,, to petition for clemency and to submit to banishment, lie states that their refusal to accept release will not assist in the redress of the Rand's grievances. The diplomatic relations between Great Britain and Venezuela, Avliich were suspended over the boundary dispute, have now been resumed. At the election for the vacancy created by the resignation of N. R. Shaw, Liberal member for Halifax, Mr Bollson, a Radical candidate was elected, defeating Mr Crossely, Unionist, by 112 votes. San Francisco, March The owner of a phonograph issuing Butler for the refund of 100 dollars for phonographing poetry which it was afterward proved was not the original composition of Butler. Washington, March 1. Pesident Cleveland has signed the International Monetarv Con ference Bill. The Ifo'ise passed the Alien Immigrants Restriction Bill by ]!):■) votes to 87 over the President's veto. CoxsTAvnNoi'LK, March !. Yielding to the pressure of the Embassies it ha« in-en decided to imprison Ma/her Bey for life for the murder of Father Salvatore.