Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-02-10
VICTORIA REGINA.
She Sends Her Customary
Message to Parliament.
THR SITUATION REVIEWED.
" Peace With Honor" Still Being
Haintained-Irish Matters
Alluded to.
fAssoeiased rre.s Dispatches !. Ii. H.nA1,]


LONDON, February s.-Parliament
assembled to-day. The Queens
speech, at the opening session, was
read by the Royal Commissioner, as
follows:
Ny Lords and Gentlen,en-I con.
tinue to receive from all the powers
cordial assurances Of friendly senti-
ments, - we'll ~ an earnest desire to
maintain the peace Of the world.
My officers, in conjunction with those
of the Emperor Of Russia. have COM
plsted the demarcation of Afghanis-
tan's boundary in conformity with the
terms of the convention Of 1887. I
trust the work thus concluded NAV
tend to remove any possibility of mis-
understanding between the two
powers regarding their Asian posses
sions. S.
Animated by . desire to prevent
the effusion of blood, I dispatched q
mission to the King of Abyssinia
with the hope of dissuading him
from engaging in war with Italy. l
regret that my efforts were not sue
cessful.
THE CANADIAN DTgIOULTY.
Deliberations OF the conference at
Washington to adjust tho questions
which have arisen between Canada
and America are still progressing.
The negotiations commenced in 1885
in respect to tho Suez canal, have
been b1ought to o conclusion 80 far as
the point Of reference between myself
and the French Republic il concerned.
/ have also entered into an agree
ment with France for protection Of
life and property in the New He
brides by joint naval commission. :.
The conference of delegates from
the powers interested in the sugar in
dustry summoned to meet in London
in autumn to consider the possibility
Of ending the injurious system Of
bounties, has made considerable pro-
gress toward the conclusion Of q sat
isfactory arrangement.
UPON THE IRISH QUESTION
The Queen says: 1.-THE measures
which, at great labor, you passed last
session for the benefit Of Ireland have
been carefully carried into effect dur
ing the period since elapsed. The re-
suit of this legislation, 70 far - tested
by this short experiences, IL satiafac-
tory. Agrarian crime has diminished
and the power of coercivo conepirn.
aies eeusibly abated. Measures tend
ing to develop the Tesources ot ireland
and to facilitate and increase Ia mum.
Der the proprietors Of the soil win be
laid before you"
Among the Legislative proposals to
which the Queen invites the attention
of Parliament are measures for pro-
noting technical education; for pre-
venting undue preferences in rates
charged by railway companies on for
eign and domestic produce; for reme-
dying abuses; for improving the con-
dition of Scottish universities, and
for the improvement of the condition
of agriculture.
IN THE COMMONS.
0iaustOne, On entoflnG the HOUSE OF
Commons, was loudly cheered. Lord
Harrington at once left his seat and
shook hands with him, and they en-
tered into an animated conversation,
lasting some time. Is
Regarding the great question of
peace or war now pending in Europe,
Lord Salisbury said that he would not
pretend to give fuller information than
was conveyed in the mastery speech
Of Prince Bismarck. The Berlin
treaty was in the nature Of a COM
promise. It was highly acceptable at
the time it was conceded to
the English Government and re.
manned so still. England has long
had policy in the East from which
the Government did not intend to de-
part. The speaker shared Bismarck's g
views of peace. They had assurance
from the most specific authority that
Russia contemplated no rash acts, but
rather that she would carefully abstain
from them. In brief reference to
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