GENERAL NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 481, 20 November 1897, Page 3

GENERAL NEWS.

(Per Press Association. —Copyright.) London, Nov. 18. The beautiful designs made by Waterlow and Sons for the new issue of New Zealand postage stamps have been much admired. They depict scenery of mountains, sounds, geysers, and lakes. Berlin, Nov. 19. The detachment of Germans which had been acting in conjunction with the powers in maintaining order in Crete has now left that island. The German squadron landed 4GOO men in Iviaochan Bay, in the province of Shantung, Cninj,, and seized a hill commanding the native camp, telegraph station, and magazine. The Admiral ordered the Chinese to evacuate or surrender, and the latter being without ammunition retired. The Germans are busily engaged erecting barracks. Two vessels have been chartered in Shanghai to convey stores to them. Madrid, Nov. 19. The Phillipine rebels have submitted to Spanish authority. Ottawa, Nov. 19. Sir Wilfred Laurier is consulting with his colleagues with reference to the American reciprocal proposals. The Government will not consent to any interference with the trade relations with Great Britain. It is, however, hoped that some satisfactory settlement of the irritating tariff questien may yet be arrived at. Shanghai, Nov. 19. Under the Convention entered into with Count Cassini, Russian Minister at Pekin, China leases the harbor to Russia whenever required. Sydney, This day. In the Legislative Assembly there was another protracted sitting on the e3tim»J e over 80 hours. debates resulted in a redaction totalling under £SOO. The victim of the murder in Kent. England—whose clothes were identified by a Sydney taylor—is believed to be one Wilfred Atkinson, a deserter from the New South Wales Permanent Force, who joined an English artillery regiment, and left it just prior to the date of the murder. Brisbane, Nov. 19. News from New Guinea states that Sir William Macgregor reports that Elliot, Cifcnas, and party discovered gold giving 50 ounces to the dish on the M&mbare track. Numbers are (wring Suniueti foe the locality.