, 1894-08-25
TELEGRAMS.
ST. CROIX STATION

night 2lst.
New York. August 22nd.-London news
states that in the House of Commons yester-
dav the Under Secretary of State for the
Colonies, replying to a question from Colonel
Howard Vincent, stated that the law officers
of the Grown had advised Her Maiesty's Gov
eminent that British treaties with Belgium
and Germany for a tariff union was no OBJ
stacle to a preferential treatment of the Colo
Mes by Great Britain. He further stated
that a preferential policy was also %permissi-
BILE among the Colonies, but that any prefer
entail policy favouring Great Britain by the
Colonies would be forbidden.
Mr.. Dalziel introduced a motion to reduce
the usual vote of supply to the House of Lords
because the Government withheld their
policy regarding the abolishing of the Lords
veto. Mr. John Morley, replying for Sir
William Harcourt, stated that the issue
involved was too important to b. thus sudden
ly raised, but that the Government will
consider the problem during the forthcoming
recess. The motion was lost by a vote of Is
to As.
The Star in an editorial commenting on
the debate in the Commons, expresses the
opinion that Sir William Harcourt and Lord
Rosebery must stop their Shill yshsllying aud
obey the mandates of their supporters.
The London Post reports that the yacht
Britannia will also defend Cape May Cup.
Paris advices announce that yesterday an
Anarchist named Albert dAudey seriously
stabbed a Police Sergeant named Babestau.
On being arrested he explained that he had
mistaken Babestau for Sergeant Poisson, who
arrested Henry; he also declared that it is
the intention of the Anarchists to kill President
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A despatch from the Vienna correspondent
of the London Chronicle reports that it is the
intention Of King Alexander of Servia to
abdicate in favour of his father the ex-King
Milan.
A Madrid correspondent of q London paper
asserts, upon the authority Of an editorial
which has appeared in "El Nacional', that
Spain will denounoe the treaty with the
United States regarding Cuba, when the
new United States treaty takes effect, because
the United States monopoIizes the Cuban
trade to Cuba's prejudice.
Washington news states that Mr.. Mayaoka,
the Japanese Secretary Of Legation in that
city, publishes q telegram received by him
from Toxic giving the result of the court of
inquiry into the loss OF the "Kow Shing. The
telegram states that the British Admiral
reports that England has no cause for COM
plant in the matter.
London, Ang. ~22nd-Sugar in stock on the
18th inst. was 10000 tons. Last year $4,000
tons.
Colon, Aug. 2lst-About 60 deckers ar
rived here by the "Atrato", but no work is
obtainable much distress exists among the
unemployed.
New York, August 23rd.-London news, in
reference to the advance in price of beet sugar,
states that it may be attributed to a bear cor
ner between Hamburg and London.
The "Times'' reports that a Venezuelan
revenue cutter has recently seized the
Eclipse, q British vessel from Trinidad, with
contraband goods on board.
In the House of Commons yesterday both
Mr.. John Morley and Mr.. A. J. Balfour denied
collision with regard to Irish Affairs. In
consequence of these statements the Irish
members were pacified.
The Times, in an editorial, expresses the
opinion that the incident has been contrived
to paoify Irish electors into the belief that
their members were not servile tools Of the
Government.
The Postmaster General stated in the House
of Commons that negotiations respecting the
Anglo American parcels post were teing
continued.
A despatch from Glasgow reports that Mr..
A. R. Brown, the Japanese Consul in that
city, has protested against the seizure of the
''lslam."