THE NEWFOUNDLAND CRISIS.
A POLITICAL DEADLOCK.
St. John's, June 17. The Government of Newfoundland has refused to dissolve Parliament or' issue writs for the seats rendered vacant by the Court finding- members guilby of bribery and corruption. / The Revenue Act has not been renewed, and serious difficulty has ariaen. Some traders offered to pay the old rateß of duty, but the leaders of the Opposition disapprove of this course. The result was that a mob surrounded the docks, and in many instances goods were seized without passing the Customs. Sir W. V. Whiteway, ex-Premier, addressed the crowd, urging them not to commit a breach oi the peace. Tbe police finally disparate! the gathering.
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Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 144, 18 June 1894, Page 3
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