GENERAL NEWS.
EUROPEAN xiND FOREIGN
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London, March 29. At the wool sales bidding was irregular and competition less brisk. The Rev. John Watson, better known as " lan MacLaren," has been cited by a clergyman to appear before the Presbyterian General Synod on a charge of heresy. New York, March 29. The steamed Yanario picked up a lifeboat belonging to the wrecked steamer Nazie. Thirteen out of the 29 who were aboard the boat when she left the sinking vessel died from starvation and thirst. Ottawa, March 29.
A tor copy of the Alien Labor Act passed by the I'nited States Congress has been introduced by the Canadian Government as a reprisal for the harshness displayed by the I'nited States towards Canadian workmen. Pabis, March SO.
The Chamber of Deputies has authorised the prosecution of three members of the Chamber implicated in the confession of M. Arton in regard to the Panama c.-.r,al frauds.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 285, 31 March 1897, Page 3
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157GENERAL NEWS. Hastings Standard, Issue 285, 31 March 1897, Page 3
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