, 1896-07-22

C1i} / ohilid0l DCiIcIdI, Us tie OOu1SeI Tor
the United States, on account Of his extreme
and public hostility to England.
A despatch from Berlin reports that the
Emperor was The first sovereign to congratu-
late President Fame on his escape.
1t is announced that Prince Ii Hung
Chang has accepted the invitation of Lord
Salisbury TO visit England. and that he will
prob,bIy romaiI yhere during the month of
August.
A telegram from Capetown states that
after a heated discussion in the House Of
Assembly, leave Of absence was granted to
Mr.. Cecil Rhodes.
1t is reported that General Darlington.
Commander Of the forces again t the rebels
in Matabeleland is seriously i'll.
London, July l8tl.-lhe race for the
Eclipse stakes Of l0.0JO sovrreigns run at
Sandown Park yesterday, resulted as follows.
Mr.. Leopold de Rothschild's St. F~rusquin.
lst; Duke Of Wesfminster's Regret. 2nd:
Duke of Portlaud's Troon, Bird.
New York, July 20th.-The result Of the
contest for the KoIopore Cup at Bisley on
Friday WAS As follows :-Canada, CSC Eng
land, 644.
london news reports that Mr. A. J. Balfour,
in a speech at the United Service Club. stated
that there was nothing exceptional in the
present condition Of Parliamentary business
and that no 1overnmant in its first session
had ever passed over one sixth Of its pro.
gramme, and his opinion was hat until the
procedure Of the House was reformed it was
only possible TO deal with great questions in
short bills at successive sessions.
In the House Of H. lis the Prime Minister
announced that the Auglo-American arbi-
tratlon negotiations We're proceeding AMIGA
bly,, but at present we've Incomplete. IN
consequence Of same being INSTRUCTED
by NeHeZuela'S claim to arbitrate two thirds
OF British Guiana Including the long settled
portions, for which he thought arbitration was
not a suitable remedy .howevcr.he said. it was
INST necessary to learn facts and that another
blue book which VIII be shortly published
will show the great labours Of the Govern
mcnt Oh the subject. He further stated that
a broader question Of general arbitration
had developed by the United States prefer
ence for rapid and summary decisions; there
fore the Government wished for some
machinery of appeal to safeguard the British
colonies against any errors made by the
arbltrators. England, he said, had no objection
to the United States adopting the causes of
Nouth American republics; that England had
acted similarly regarding the frontiers
Of Sweden, Belgium. Poland, etc: but
some protection WAS certainly necessary
against speculative claims and excessive
obligation of submission; above all. colonial
interests would be considered lat every step.
His Lordship concluded his remarks by lay
ing the papers on the subject upon the
table.
Comments by the English and New York
Journals on Lord SaIi~bury's speech IRE gen
orally moderate, approving and friendly.
especially 50 from the English opposition
journals.
1t is stated that upon Lord Salisbury's Dor.
posal to exempt from arbitration those dis.
tricts which were settled before 1887 Mr.
Olney remarked that Venezuela was not to
be stripped Of hel possession because Eng
land had enormously encouraged settlers
to believe them British territory, and that
emf hattie and continuous protests from Vene.
zuela prevented any title by occupation. Ho,
Mr.. OIncy, proposed that such cases should
be arbitiat,d according to principles of
reason, justice, equity, and International
lew. He also commended that the right to
reject or appeal against awards in general
made arbitration a mere sham, and that pre.
vioUs acce ptancc Of All unknown result alone
was true arbitration. He further proDosad
that protested awards should stand whenever
confirmed by the same vote of the original
tribunal as Lord Salisbury proposed for an.
peal, namely five to one.
The Havana newspaper LA Lucha' com.
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