LATE CABLES.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVII, Issue 11902, 9 December 1893, Page 2

LATE CABLES.

[By EiiEctutc Te&egrapu — Copyright.] (Peu Puess Association.) Received Slh December, 10 p in. London, Decembor 7. Tho exports of tho United Kingdom for the last month show a decretive of 43,010,00, and imports a decrease of £895,000. Mr Gladstone declines to interfere in the strika of the Scotch miners until \ both sides ask him to do so. The body of the late Dowagsr Dnchess of St. Albanshas been cremated, Sydney, December 8. Mr Haviland, Secretary of the School of Arts, hu3 been suspended owing to the discovery of irregularities in hisaccounts. He has since confessed to the misappropriation of £1800, but it is understood his total deficiency will exceed £2000. What makes the present political crisis unique ia the fact that tho old doctoral Act has ceased to exist, while the new ict providing for sin^lo soats and the principle of one-man-one-vote is not yet in operation. The machinery of the Act ia now bein?; prepared, and it is possible it will be February before any election can be held. Therefore in the event of a new Government being formed thore is no machinery to re-elect them ti their seats or taking ollice. Tho pilot who had charge of the steamer Waikato appeared before the Newcastle A* urine Beard to show tho cause wby his certificate should not be dealt with. After hearing his statement the .Beard decided they were unable to prefer any charge against him;