Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-02-15
KING EDWARD READS Spleen
Document Regarded as Commonplace
Russo Japanese War Lightly
Touched Upcn-suggest Representa-
rive Constitution For the Trarsvasl.
Ry Associated Press.)

reign was onened this afternoon b.
King Edward with all The historic pag-
rantiy which has marked The cornmcnv
since his accession. The sovereign:
Himself ROAD The speech from tho
'l'rOrc lc The assembled lor,'s and com
mems in Tho upper chamber. Tho doc.
smoEt was commonplace. Tho only
Irl'r*r &C. - The RnsscInpanes.. war
Which tho King made Vas ,nnharp:Iv
continues ana 10 announce ,hat my
government has been careful ia oh
serve IN lhc Slric,esi manner The ohli-
cations Incumbent upon neural
power
Radical Reforms Needed.
Tho lcnSthiasl para graph devoted
70 the BALKANS says The situation con
linnos to give cause for anxiety T!e
measures adopted n the instance OF
INC Austro-ltnsSian governments have
hecn instrumental in bringing about
some amclicralion in tho state Of The
disturbed districts hut these measures
have still 70 be Supplemented Nv raG!.
cal reforms especially Of Tho financial
system before any permanent irlpr ovc-
mon1s can be effected in tho admins.
,ralion Of these provinces Of lho Tank
ish empire
The sneo"h noted with satisfaction
fha' the s,ro-kussian governments
ha'l addressed 70 tho PORE proposals
Tor his purDcse and added liza, NC
British government was in communion.
ton with The powers concerned upCn
This important subject
Coneralulalo1y references wer,
made 10 The visit al The King ana
Queen Of Portugal 70 England, 10 tho
ratification CT the .Anglo-Frcnch con
ventlOn and 70 The arbitration agree
morls with Sweden and Norway por-
,nsal and Switzerland.
The North Sea Incident
Tho speech also mentioned tie in
ttrna'innal commission "entrusted
with the Investigation Of The circ,,m-
Stances connected with the disaster t.,
British trawlers which resulted from
lie action OF the Russian flee, in the
North Sea and apDortionine the rcsron-
sihlitv for this deporahle inciden, :.
The King expressed the hope ,nat
tho slens 10 establish rcprescnta
tive constitution FOR INC Transvaal
would result IN substantial progress
towards the ultimate coal Of comnls,a
self: governm ant.
Refers TO Thihetan Eyrad;+;on
Tho King referred u The ,Thibetaa
expedition. 10 the exchange OF visits
between rcpres ntatives OF Lord Cur
Zon CT l<edleslnn. the vcc-Oy OF In
ola and The Amccr Of Afehanstan to
discuss questions affecting The rpla-
t'cns Ct the lwo governments and
concluded with mcElionil:, the prc-
pcsals for the Redistribution Of narlia.
ment2ry seats 10 be laid before Inc
commons. Inc alien bill to he intro.
cHoed and The legislation dealing will
he unemployed besides ether unim-
pGrant domestic lc"islatir:.l.
King Received BY High Officers
At the royal entrance iancaih Inc
Victoria Tower rf the House al Lords.
The King was received bv tho high OF
iirrrs Of STATE ana passed in I.roces.
sion to The roi'ng room There, az.
ccmpanicd nv The Queen. his majesty
repaired TO the house or lords. preceded
nv tho crown ant! other rcgaEa car.
rad ~ their hereditary bearer and BY
he hfrhltS announcing Tho approach
al the .uvercionS.
The scene in the eildCa cham har
On lie arrival OF their malcs,ics vas
mnst picllrcsnne ard brilliant. IlH\
ing lo1 the queen to q seat cll his
left the King seated himself IN jhn
thronc and commanded Tho Attendance
ri the speaker and nlemhers Of the
House ri Commons. On Tie a;riya, -;
The latter tho Kin. arose ana read tnc
speech in clear. firm y, ice rho
short ceremony lher ended. Inc King
and Queen retired 10 the rt.bins room
the procession was reformed ard their
majostics returned to the nalace' nv
the same route over which u ey had
arrived.
AZ the resumption of business in
The House Of Lords. Lord Chancellor
Salisbury read the Kings speech and
inc Marquis Of Winchester, (Conscrua.
tivc) read the address in reply
Earl Spencer Che Liberal leader)
referred to the war in the Far East. He
said it was the most earnest desire
CT tho people Of Great Britain to see
the end Of the conflict ard he trusted
his majesty's government would no.