The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-02-19
bALFOUR WARS
On CANADIAN
TARIFF TREATY
BRITONS VIEW AGREEMENT BE-
TWEEN DOMINION AND UN-
Gle SAM WITH ALARM.
Williams Health is Said to Be Poor,
H,1 Condition Having Forced Him
to t~9uit Drinking TWO Years Ago.
Likely to Cause Prohibition Law.

London, Fet. 1S.-The budget, the
reform of the house of lords and
everything else that keep parliament
in a state of perpetual debate have
given away to Canadian and Amer
can reciprocity for the time being. at
least. Mr.. Balfor has condemned
Ule Canadian reciprocity agreement
as an imperial disaster" Canada is
the only. dominion whose trade inter
ests can be much advanced by a reci-
procity agreement with a non-British
country. Yet all the countries would
have been alarmed ii the utterances
of 'Mr. Balfour had come froma the
prime minister. Three times since
1896 the British electorate has repu-
dated the scheme of a protective tar
if with preference for the colonies,
Canada is the keystone of the arch of
the Chamberlain Miner imperialists;
and 1t is easy to understand why Mr..
Bailour takes the gloomy view that
reciprocity between the United States
and Canada is an imperial disaster.
ApSuru story OLD.
OF the many absurd stories going
the rounds about royalty, one of the
most ridiculous is to the effect that
both Queen Mary and Queen Alexan-
| dra have exact replicas of their more
valuable jewels made of imitation
stones, which they wear Oh many oc-
casions. 1t is added that it is a mat
ter of the utmost difficulty to tell the
| real from the imitation Jewels when
| they are placed side by side. AS a
matter of fact there is not an atom of
truth in the statement. Neither of
the queens possesses an imitation jew
i el of any kind. Nor is there any rea-
son Why she should, for the Jewels
| OF both queens are amply protected
and it is practically impossible for
| anything to happen to them.
The kaiser's Illness.
| The Illness of the kaiser has been
| the cause of some concern in Ger
many. For the past two years the en-
! peror has been almost a teetotaler,
| and it is said that he has teen COM
PEELED to give up drinking because of
tie condition of his health. At dinner
| at nome in his palace he usually sips
/ glass Of light beer specially breWed
for him, while at regimental dinners
and on other public occasions he is Or
! dlnarily supplied with ..9bler of
straW.e erry colored licril nonalcohol-
1 O ~ I ~ 4,
! kaiser's experience OF the beneficial
results of temperance has been bene-
fetal rot only to himself but to army
! and navy officers and cadets; so that
now the kaiser is beginning to adyo-
cate teetotalism as a means of keep.
ing strong nerves and cool heads.
Royal Row.
The report comes from SDain that
there is no love fost tetween Queen
Victoria and the dowager Queen
Christina. And tits in addition to the
r1mor, sometime current that de-
cided coolness exists between King
I Alfonso and Queen Victoria. The
Gowager IS said to haze attributed to
! her English daughter-in-law the in
different attitude that the king has
assumed toward the vatican and his
growing disregard for her counsel and
advice. Although Victoria is said to
/ be having quite an uncomfortable time
OF it, but as she is "A woman of ideas,
and decided ones at that, clever and
cuick to speak her mind, her English
relatives oaye no fear that she will
re imposed upon beyond endurance.
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