New-York tribune., 1902-07-08
COLONIALS WELL TREATED
NOTHING EXCEPT SENTIMENT YET De
vELOPED IN CONFERENCE.
Mr.. CHAMBERLAINs sACC1DENT-OFFICIAI.s
ANXIOUS FOR AN EARLY CORONATION.

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London, July 8. a. m.-The process of killing /
the colonial guests with kindness goes on with |
out interruption. The Duke of Marlborough |
presided at one colonial banquet at the Consti- |
tutional Club and the Imperial Chapter of the |
Primrose League entertained another group of /
premiers and ministers at the Hotel Cecil. Mrs. /
Leopold De Rothschd gave a large garden /
party for them at Gunnersbury Park Sir Ed /
mund Barton had an engagement for speech |
at the meeting at the Mansion House. and Sir !
Gordon Sprigg and Premier Ross made addresses |
at the meeting of the British Empire League |
over which the Duke of Devonshire presided /
While there is abundance of Oratory over the |
sentimental aspects of Imperialism, there is a
lack of authoritative information respecting the
business of the conference. Nobody has under |
taken to explain Mr.. Chamberain's views on
steamship subsidies and preferential trade, yet
the colonials do not doubt that he holds strong |
opinions on both subjects He is credited with
a willingness to meet the colonies. not perhaps |
half way, but more generously than his col |
leagues in defending British shipping interests
For preferential trade he is strong advocate
but he chooses phrases cautiously. If am
correctly informed. he is willing to relax the
grain and wine duties in favor OF the colonies, if
they in turn will lower their tariffs against
England The results of mutual preference he
will be likely to explain gains for free trade
There are optimists among the visiting states
men who assert that Sir Michael Hicks Beach's
opposition may be overcome II the line of least
resistance be attacked and the duties actually
In force are removed on both sides in the in
terest Of less restricted commerce. Prefer
entail trade will in this way become freer
trade between England and her colonies.
Mr. Chamberlain was badly shaken up by
cab accident in Whitehall, but his injuries were
flesh wounds of depth, and no serious result
was apprehended at the hospital. although the
shock was His friends were not
alarmed last night and exaggerated accounts
of the scalp wounds were contradicted. The
Imperial Conference will probably be adjourned
to-day until the end of the week
Sir Redvers Butler is condemned out Of his
own mouth He has posed for many months as
an injured person. declaring that the puolica-
ton of the full text of his historic heliograph to
Sir George White at Ladysmth would clear his
military reputation. He has now forwarded
copes Of the dispatch to the press. His attitude
| had for a long time led many persons of weak
/ Judgment imagine that he must be cruelty
| maligned. since II almost incredible that
| he should had the impudenCe to act thus
! unless the full and authentic text was incapable
of the construction which had been placed upon
dispa tched even worse than the nation had
been led to suppose 1t is a missive,
merely directing General White TO hold out till
he Butler. could have taken up defensive po
sition when Il suggest you firing away much
ammunition you and making the best
terms you can. I remain here II you have
an alternative suggestion. but unaided I can't
break in. ] find my infantry can't fight more
than ten miles from camp. and then only il
! he he Ia pe In OK
traordinary message. remarks The Daily
Mall" is calculated 70 cover the noble reputa-
tion OF the British soldier with undeserved
ridicue.
There is no definite information concerning
the date of the coronation but there is a strong
desire the part of the officials at the Abbey
and the Board Of Public Works to have the
ceremonial early possible. in August.
This will also suit the purpose of the Minister'S
who are bent upon keeping Parliament together
for the passage of the Education bill The
Kings medical advisers by pronouncing him
| out OF danger. have released him from depen-
dence upon their counsel. He is reported by
| court officials still eager to hurry the cor
onaton.
The Society of American Women had a quiet
| unpretentious luncheon at the Princes Restau-
| rant. Mrs. Vandeveer Green. Mime. Navarro
| Mrs II. Clay Evans Mrs. Glover Mrs. Schwab
and the Misses Wheeler We're among the guests
| Miss and Mrs Maynard Butler related parable
| on Americans abroad. and Mrs. Gielow enter
tanned the company with Southern songs and
| recitations.
NJ Coquclin delighted a large assemblage OF
| admirers with a fine performance in "Bour-
| geois Gentilhomme' at the Garrick Theatre, and
| did full justice to the resources of humor and
| satire in one of the best old French comedies.
England's foreign trade fell away considerably
| last month. There rather serious de
| cline In value of both imports and exports. The
worst feature Of the imports was the heavy de-
| cline in raw materials. while manufactured
| articles actually showed an increase. The de-
| crease in exports was spread over nearly every
class OF goods. The figures for the half year
! show an increase in the value of imports of
! 100000 compared with the returns for the
first six months of 1901; but exports declined
! over f3 100000 and when contrasted with the
| figures for the record year, 1900, the decrease
amounts to f9,OO0.OO0.
At meeting of the HudsOn's Bay Company
| Yesterday Lord StrathcOna expressed the optn-
| ion that in another decade Canada would be
! able to supply the whole OF the foodstufs for
| the United Kingdom
| These Americans registered at The Trib-
| une headquarters;
| Observation-Disclosures Post Collins, Lyman
| Eroyrn p r Chaplin Mrs. w. Douglas. George
| Henry Sargent, n. Stevenson, l. f. Thoan MISS
| d Moran w [. Keane, Mrs. J. Thurston, L. G.
| Nelson. A. B. Wharton, Mrs. l. ba4ter n.
n vorce Mrs Fannie Clark, Alexander