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Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2924, 11 April 1891, Page 3

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(BY KLKCritIC TELEGRAPH. —COI'YUIOHX.) Loxdox, April 8. Tin; Right Hon. A. .T. Mundella, M.P. for Brightside, has acceptcil a seat 011 the Royal Commission appointed by the Government to enquire into the relations between employers and employed, the causes of labour disputes, and the best means of preventing them. Sir G. Baden-Powell, in a jiaper on the Bill providing for this investment of Trust Funds in Colonial Stocks, says there are many signs that the colonies, which are preceding with utterly unroniunorativo works, must accept a much lower price for their loans, many of which might be raised in the colonies, as they are in groat need of local stocks. The Times says that the Government will not attempt to introduce their proposals regarding assisted education this session. Last mouth's imports' show a decrease of £SS7 : 000, and exports an increase of £l,o ( JG.OOO. as compared with tho corresponding month of 1890. The police made a raid on the Agar Club, situated in the Strand, to-day, and a hundred of those 011 the premises were arrested for playing baccarat. April Lord Landsdowu, Governor General of India., will resign shortly on account of the state of his health.

Tlic Lord Miiyor of London bus invited the Emperor of Germany to be the guest of the Common Council on his visit to England in the .summer. No New Zealand hemp has been sold by auction, but. a fair quantity has been disposed of privately at late prices, Rome, April 8. A number of Italians have .subscribed a bronze wreath for presentation to two men-o'-waisiueii, in recognition of their heroic conduct in saving life when the s.s. Utopia, bound from Genoa to New York with a large number of Italian emigrants on board, collided with 11. M.N. Anson, oft' Gib l-altar last month, and foundered.

St. Pctkr.smtik!, April N. The Czar i.s incensed at the secret marriage of the. Grand Duke Michael witL the da ugh tor of the Cuke of Nassau, unci us a mark of his displeasure 1 lias deprived the Grand Duke of all the military ranks held ly him in the Russian army. New Yokic, April !>■ A serious riot, occurred at Chicago to-day in connection with the Mayoral election. One person was killed, and several others wounded. St. Joiix'a, Aj>ril !). "The Premier of Newfoundland, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Lender of the Opposition, and two Others who were appointed delegates to interview the British Government to protest against Imperial eoereion, have left for England.

Tin; Newfoundland fishermen refuse to export fresh fish to Canada.