New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-01-21
THE FEELING IN BRITISH GUIANA.
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IT Is SAID THAT ENGLAND CLAIMED THE DIS
PUTED TERRITORY ONLY AFTER ITS
WEALTH HECAME KNOWN.


PTTTD TERRITORY ONLY AFTER ITS
WEALTH BECAME KNOWN.
Georgetown. British Guiana. Jan. A good deal
of excitement is now shown here with regard to the
boundary dispute and the cable companys Office.
where the public kilograms are posted daily. pre-
senis an animated appearance. Here AID there
groups OF men assemble and discuss every scrap OF
Intelligence which comes TO hand. while many OF
the principal merchants have the messages copied
by a clerk or porter as 1t is possible to
gain access 70 the board which the bulletins are
posted.
II must he remembered that the population Of
British Guiana is what is known - a mixed one.
and while the British section Of the community
places implicit confidence In the strength OF the
Imperial Government TO assert her rights, or. al
least to take by might what territory she has
Gained subjects OF other countries. who. perhaps.
have more at stake. are not by any means so san
guin1 knowing as they do. that only the other day
Great Britain doubted her rights 10 the greater por-
tlon OF the territory she now claims. Indeed, 1t
was only after tie aurferous wealth OF the terri
tory had been discovered that the Government
raised the question as to whether they had claim
10 the lands I'm the northwest district and the upper
reaches OF the River CuyEni, while 1t Is a notorious
fact that while the gold fever at its height the
Government OF the colony. acting on instructions
from the Imperial Government caused Ii 10 be
clearly understood that all applications for mining
licenses granted and must be accepted on the
conditions that In the event OF a settlement OF the
boundary question the land for which these a.
conses were granted might be found TO be Nenez-
uelan territory. and that no claim for compensa-
ton could be brought against the Government OF
British Guiana
At the opening Of the legislative session on Janu-
airy g. the Administrator referred to the boundary
question in the most guarded terms lie sad:
The Court at It's meeting on November last
trH IN he
OF emergency to insure as far as Was IN the power
Of ths colony the security Of its 9Srders rs, and the
possessions. and an undertaking was given by me-.
OF necessity would use be made OF that vote. In
communicating the result of the COURTS delibera-
clearly set out. and the position of affairs was held
to necessitate certain addition to the police force
and It's armament. Orders have therefore been re-
celved and issued to tbs enect, and on Two @ sepa
rate occasions has the Minister expressed his salts
CoIrt Members viii. / trust. view the events
which have taken place since the vote was passed
present at all events for this Government TO main
While assure them tha; the Government will as
possible give them more explicit particu-
Judgment which characterize their deliberatlons to
continue the confidence they have so, willingly ex
tended to the Administration on the assurance
that It will be most carefully respected.
The subject was then allowed to drop. The fol-
lowing day Colonel Mclnnis Inspector-Genera OF
the British Guiana Police Constabulary. left
Georgetown for the British outpos; Yuruan. on,
II is reported. a visit of Inspection the direction
OF the Secretary OF State FOR the Colonies. Colonel
McInnis is accompanied by Lieutenant Godfrey
Fawcett, a young sapper attached to the East
Indian Corps. but who Is here some secret mis-
sion from the Colonial Office; also by Or. Boase OF
the Colonial Medical Staff Michael McTurk. magls-
trate for the Northwest District. and a number OF
Within the last few days some eighty additional
constables have been drafted from Georgetown TO
the northwest district of the contested territory.
and the medical officers now engaged in pass
Ing another 100 men OF the military police force for
service within the disputed territory.