The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-19
QUEEN TO PA RLIAMENT.
Tells Of Reasons Which Induced
Great Britain 20 Lease Terri
tory IN et,ina. q

Io Ion. ng II. lie House of 0pn.
nom met soday III 1880 a ms AZ euc..
tession Of questions Oh the subject 81
China elected little information. The
government leader, Mr.. Balfour, declined
sto pledge the, government, TO spreyent 9Th.
ratification Of the Franco Belgian Pekin-
Hankow concession, but promised that in
the event Of British capitalists purchas,
Ing railroad concessions obtained BIZ
French or Belgian syndicates in Il the
Yang Tse-K iang valley her majesty'a
government will support and assist them,
both In London and Pekin, in this and
m all other legitimate British CONNER.
ieial enterprises. .,.5 . 8.
The China appropriation bill then
u 1efa'ng pa a ss when
Parliament will be prorogued. s. IL il
Ihe Queens speech at. the proroga-
ton Of Parliament Is DIS follows. =
nv Lords and Gentlemen: My relations
with other nations continue friendly.
nave 2, witnessed with the deepest sorrow the
Spain and the United States. two nations
to which my empire IL boundib many ties
/ Of affection and traditions Negotiations re
that the deplorabie conhict viii be brought
TO- "a termination by the conclusion of ap
HONORABLE n.ol and enduring peace. g..
Inc changes which have taken place In the
terriIQIlai relations Of other. powers with
the Chinese, empire, induced me to conclnde
aaITrtanSements whereby the harbor. Of Wei
colony Of Monr
me by the Emperor of China. trust these
arrangements will condnce to the mante-
nance 81 nis Independence and the security Of
MS empire and be favorable to the develop
/ ment OF the. extensive commerce carried Oh
4 S SetWeen the peoples Of Great Britain and
3. Paragraph refers to the guaranteeing
I IN conjunction with Russia, and: France
ct the loan to, enable GREECE to pay the
Turkish war indemnity The fourth
paragraph expresses satisfaction at. the
conclusion Of The Convention with France.
finally settling West African questions.
( /. The speech then refers to the tarrlnge-
#ments made to establish al, an early date
penny postage between the United King
dom, Canada, Newfoundland trand;. else
where, makes reference to the plague still
existing in certain portions Of Western
India and the Punjab, and concludes
I; am thankful that bountiful haryests have
Of India and that the internal and external
trade of the country are rapidly recovering
from the depression caused by the famine.
thank You Tor It the ibefsi PROVISION You have
made for the defense Of my empire, The
sacrifices asked Of you are severe but no
greater than the exigencies Of the: present
time require I am glad to recognize the
value Of the provisions to which you have
assented for increasing the strength and ef-
hciency Of my army.
Ny Lords and Gentlemen: s have seen
with much qualification that you have this
year added to the statute book an: important
measure assimilating the local institutions
of ireland to those Of :Engiand2and Scotland
strengthen the bonds which unite the, people
of Great Britain and Ireland and increase
their common affection for the Fundamental
institutions of the realm.
After expressing satisfaction stat the
adoption Of bills enabling accused. prison,
ers to testify IN their own behalf, for pre-
venting the abuse of patronage and; the
occupation of benefces of the established
church, "the<> principles of which bills
have been generally accepted for many
years, though hitherto there has been no
opportunity to make them law the
speech ends with II pray that the bless
ing of. Almighty God may attend you