, 1908-08-15
sers Holland and Utrecht have been ordered

The W,shington correspondent of the
New York Herald asserts that the United
States is preparing to assume a policy to-
wards HAyti, similar to that adopted towards
Santo Domingo, and that military and naval
plans are being considered in accordance
with q report from Captain Young, recently
an Attache in Hayti.
Barbados 12th-At the meeting of the
House of Assembly held here at noon yes
terday, there being no precedent, a special
resolution was unanimously passed to admit
at the bar of the House the deputation APP
pointed at the public meeting held on Fri
day last, whose chairman VII. FL. W. Lofty
presented the deputation to His Honor the
Speaker, who graciously accepted the Reso-
lutions, and they were read to the House
then in Assembly. Among the resolutions
presented to the House was the following /:
THAT this meeting views with great salts
faction the attitude assumed by the peoples
of Grenada, st. Lucia, st. Vincent and Bri-
fish Guiana with regard to the amendments
referred to in the fore going resolution, and
agrees with the sentiments expressed at the
public meetings held in the aforesaid colon
les, and is satisfied that the unanimity being
exhibited in the matter will not fail to effect
its purpose. Later Ill the day an address
was posted to the acting Governor to the
effect that the House is of opinion, that if
Trinidad does not accept the alterations re-
commended to the Quarantine Convention
regulations recently by the central quaran-,
tine authority, power should be given the
Quarantine Board of this island to enforce
the recommended alterations. A Bill to
amend the Quarantine Act 1905 embolying
the amendments recommended by the central
quarantine authority TO the West Indies
interc0lonial sanitary convention, and regula-
tons thtreunder, was passed. The Speaker
read to the House telegraphic messages from
Grenada and British Guiana and q letter
from the Castries town board with reference
to the action OF Trinidad in adhering to
their delegates views and urging the Barba-
dos legislature to take action. A motion
was made and unanimously agreed to, that
these messages and letters should be
recorded i'll thenninutes Of the House.
SPECIAL.
London, Aug. 12th-At the Cotton Grow
ing Conference at Liverpool on Monday the
delegates were welcomed by Sir Alfred
Jones. A resolution was adopted on the mo-
ton of Mr.. Hutton, Chairman Of the Cotton
Growing Association. urging the Government
to place the Imperial Department of Agri-
culture on a permanent basis. Sir Alfred
Jones regretted that Jamaica had not done
so we'll as the other islands in cotton
growing and offered on behalf of his compa-
ny to carry Jamaica cotton free for twelve
months. Congratulatory kilograms were read
from Mr.. Chamberlain, the Earl of Crewe.
Colonel Seely and the Duke of Marlborough.
London, August 13-Despatches from
Ischl state the Emperor Francis Joseph met
King Edward at the railway station with
full military honours, being the first time the
Emperor has ever received a guest with such
ceremony here, and in the afternoon he ac-
companied the King in o long automobile
ride. Sir Charles Hardinge and Baron Won
Aehrenthal have discussed the situation in
Turkey and the Balkans and agreed that
Europe should support reforms,
It has been definitely decided that England
will not intervene regarding Venezuela's
treatment of the Ethelburga syndicate
concessions. The Hague correspondent OF
the Daily Telegraph says Hollands action 's
dependent on the attitude of the United
States, which, it is anticipated, will be favour
able to Holland.
A Melbourne despatch states that both
Houses of Parliament have joined in resolu-
tons of welcome to the United States
fleet the speakers dNelt upon Anglo-Ameri-
can friendship, d, claring that the feet's arri-
val had assured white control of the Pacific
for all time.