BRITISH AND FOREIGN.
[BF ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH — COPYRIGHT.] [Per Presß Association.' l ELECTION". LONDON, Feb. 20. Mr Bennett, a Conservative, has been elected for Chertsey by a majority of 86S. [At the last election Mr C. H. Combe, Conservative, was returned unopposed.] THE SANI-TAEY CONVENTION. . Great Britain h.as ratified the resolutions passed at the;: Paris Sanitary Convention. AEMX MEAT SUPPLY. .LONDON, Feb. 21. Mr Brodrick, Parliamentary Secretary to the War Office, states that experts are inquiring as to the quality of Home-grown meat an compared with imported frozen, and that if the inquiries justify it the department will use Home-grown in increased quantities provided the cost is not greatly increased. THE NIGER TERRITORY. The Emir of Nupe has been deposed, and Mohammed, the heir apparent, has been installed in his place under the protection of the Niger Company. THE REVOLT IN THE PHILIPPINES. MADRID, Feb. 20. Newß has been received that the Spanish troops stormed Salang, a stronghold in the Philippines, killing five hundred. THE ARBITRATION BILL. WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. The Anglo-American Arbitration Bill is regarded as shelved for the session, this being chiefly due to the hostility of the silverites in the Senate.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 5803, 22 February 1897, Page 3
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