LATEST CABLES.

Northern Advocate, 31 March 1888, Page 3

LATEST CABLES.

Melbourne, March 27. Charles Prescofct, formerlj employed in the office of the Lyttleton Times Company, Christchurch, as clerk, has been arrested here on a charge of enabezzeling money beloning to that Company. Paris, March 27. General Boulanger heads the poll for the election at Aisne with 45,000 votes. A second ballot will however, be necessary. Washington, March 24. At a conference of women comprising 200 delegates from all parts of the world a resolution was passed in favour of female suffrage, and that steps should be taken to improve the social and political statues of women. Melbourne, March 28. Grocock, who was sentenced to death for murderous assault on the railway station master at GHenhuntly, Victoria, will not be executed. Sentence is committed to imprisonment for 15 years, with # two floggings, 15 lashes each. A mining rush has set in at St. Ormond. Fifteen miles of country is already applied for under mining lease, including a public street and reserves of a township. The mines department state the rush is not justified by prospects. Brisbane, March 28. The French troops which were stationed at New Hebrides were

heartily glad to leave. All but two had fever, and it was impossible to sleep ashore without catching it. Sydney, March 28. Broken Hill proprietary shares dropped from £340 to £330. In all the colonies, at crowded meetings, resolutions were passed objecting to the influx of Chinese, and encouragement given by the Chinese Government to emigration to Australia. London, March 27. Marylebone Cricket Club declined to alter the law of cricket in relation to "leg before wicket^" as decided on by the Cricket Association. The rivers Elbe, and Oder overflowed their banks inundating vast territory, and causing appaling loss to human life and cattle. Forty villages submerged and 10,000 persons ruined. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has delivered his budget iv the House of Commons. The revenue for the past year is £89,589,000 and expenditure £87,424,000. Surplus is the largest since 1874. Estimated revenue for the ensuing year £89,287,000, expenditure £86,910,000. The additional taxation proposed includes increase in succession taxation, on vessels, race and pleasure horses, horse dealers deeds of contractors, securities, new companies, and new issue of shares, costly wines, (bottled) 5s per dozen. The estimated proceeds of this imports being estimated at £2,511,000. It is proposed to apply the surplus chiefly subside county couucils and, to the reduction of Id on income tax. It is intended to apply the revenue from Suez canal shares to fortifying coaling stations. The House adopted the wine duty. Berlin, March, 27. Emperors' larnynx has improved since Sir Morrell Mckenzie removed a large piece of loose cartilage, suggesting that the disease is not cancerous. Calcutta, March, 28. Minister of Finance anticipated adeficite of £75,000 in Budget, caused by the fact that £1,000,000 has been set apart for special defences which were urgently pushed.