London.

Manawatu Herald, 17 May 1894, Page 2

London.

The Eight Hon A. J. Mundella has resigned he presidency of the Board of Trade. He points out that this action is taken to prevent the appearances of complicating public and private interests. All sections of the press approve of the step Mr Mundella has taken, Mundella explains, with regard to the resignation of his portfolio in the Cabinet, that he is conscious of his innocence, but resigns to avoid crippling the administrative freedom of the Board of Trade, with which body the further proceedings in regard to the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company rest. Mr Mundella, although resigning his position in the Government, does not resign his seat in the House of Commons aa member for Brightside.

It is reported thai; Stir J* T\ Hibbert> financial Secretary to the Treasury, is likely to succeed to the Presidency of the Board of Trade. The London seamen and fii-eiaett are demanding increased Wages* and have blocked four vessels. "^ A general strike is feared. The Times asserts that no British Government would even discuss the^^ question of a German protectorate^^ over the islands; The Jailer" hUtts at the possibility of British and German control. A pamt>hlet issnprJ \vn +i™ Tm««»rial Federation Defence Committed states that the colonies, with a revenue of £43,000,000, contribute only 2f d to each £1 Great Britaltt spends oli genial naval defence, ahdV blames Great Britain for hot asking the cololonies to pay a greater shai'e of the expense; The deafcli is announced of Professor, fjenry Morleyj LL.D.j at the age of 74yeara v . .. „ tm . , A number of Nationalists attacked an Orange funeral in Portadown, a market town in Armagh, Ireland. Shots were exchanged, and several persons were injured. A number of those offending have been arrested. Seven thousand London cabmen have declined to join the strike movement.