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LONDON. June u. 1s96.2The fourth
and final Sitting OF the Third Congress
OF Of Commerce of the Empire
vas held in Grocers' Hall today. The
Congress adopted by a unanimous vote
resoiut.ons proposed by the Sydney ana
Melbourne Chambers of Commerce re
guessing the London Chamber to arrange
a conference with ship owners with a view
OF eliminating the clauses from bills of
Iaalng Wnich are virtually contracts that
remove ship owners from all liability. In
the event of failur to obtain such cotn-
ference or failing to secure the relief
sought through the medium of a confer
various chambers shall introduce bills
in their respective parliaments designed
to abolish such clauses from bills of
1ading.
The Congress also adopted a resolution
proposed by The Liverpool Chamber of
Commerce condemnirg the SOUND signals
IN case of fog which were proposed by the
Washington conference and urging the
Government of Great Britain to endeavor
to secure the consent of tho foreign
powers to the withdrawal of the proposed
Resolutions proposed by the Newcastle
Chamber were also adopted favoring the
abolition Of the levying of light dues
ST Sir I ponan A Smith, Canadian High
Commissioner in London, in seconding
the Newcastle resolutions, said that Can
the Dominion had 1900 lights and 5000
miles of coast; yet, he said, Canada was
excluded by the United States from the
benefits accorded to those nations which
did not charge light dues.
The agsnda of the ongress having been
gone through with, thus completing the
business of the session, Sir Albert Rays
Rollit, president of the London Cham
her, chairman Of the congress, moved q
resolution thanking the Hon. Joseph
Chamberlain, Secretary of State for ths
Colonies, for his services. Mr.. Chamber
lain, he said. had thrown himself heart
and soul into the work of making the
congress a useful reality.
Sir Donald A Smith seconded the reso-
luton. The Colonies, ne said, felt that
Mr.. Chamberlain was a friend whom they
could trust. Sir Donald suggested tina
the next congress of the Chambers of
Commerce of the Empire be held in Can
ada. If the congress should be held there
and Mr.. Chamberlain attended it's sittiRgs
he would meet with a welcome in Canada
such as was only given to statesmen who
bert Rollit's motion was carried.
Sir Mackenzie Bowel, ex-Prime Minis
ter of Canada, moved a resolution Of
thanks to Sir Albert Rollit, which was
Sir Alber. Rollit expressed the thanks
of the congress to the editors of the news
papers throughout the world for giving
prominence in their column to the de-
bates of the ongress.
The delegates in a. body will attend a
gala operate performance of Romeo and
Juliet in the Covent Garden Theatre this
evening, and afterwards be entertained al
a supper and a ball. Tomorrow afternoon
the Earl of Jersey, who. was the repre-
sentative of Great Britain at the Inter
national Conference held in Ottawa in
1894, will entertain the delegates at a gar
den party at his seat, Osterley Park, Mid
dlesex, and in the evening Mr.. Chamber
in the Imperial Institute. where they will
meet the Prince and Princess of Wales.