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was repeated. He was only able 10 touch the
pen with which his son Austen signed his
name. The Speaker left the chair to congra-
tulate him and he replied in a strange, loud
voice, 81 hope to see you soon again, tottered
ont with assistance on both sides and left
for Cannes.
The Government hopes that unemployed
insurauces will become effective within a
year and will include two and a half million
employed in the building, engineering and
shipbuilding trades. The men will contribute
sixpence weekly, the Government the same,
and when unemployed, the men will receive
ton shillings q week.
The Labourite Conference at Leicester has
abandoned the pledge to members of the
House of Commons illegalized by the Os-
horne Judgment. Mr.. Kier Hardie bitterly
onposed this surrender to the Lords, but
ives oYerruled by 1854 600 to 3O6. 600.
A Berlin despatch says the German Grown
Prince will arrive at Calcutta on the fiji
&eenth and then proceed home. Regrets
oro expressed at the abandonment of the
remainder of kis itinerary, but perhaps he
will visit China and Japan upon a later oc-
rasiop. The German press thinks he has
enjoyed himself excessively to the neglect
of the educational objects of the tour.
Captain Bellanger arrived at Pau from
bordeaux. nV6 nuuCtI6 gu LHll6S, III w hlSh'0'
nj. LIE Martin arose with seven passengers
a worlds record.
Ottawa. Feb. 4th-The conservative eau
Gus was unable to agree after an all night
session, but will try again, although it will
be difficult to unite the opposition.
The Government will open the debate on
Tuesday.
New York, Feb. 4th-The Honduras Lee
pislature, after a stormy session, has refused
to ratifv the agreement between Secretary
Knox and DR.. Paroles, for Il loan of ten
million, for the purpose of refunding the
foreign debt, AID refused to consider it
hereafter.
Trinidad, 4th Feb.-Royal Mail Co. advise
arrangements have been concluded, whereby
their Transatlantic steamers will call at Bar
bados on Monday outward and ON Wednes-
dav h~omewards. One Intercolouial steamer
will leave Trinidad on Tuesday for Demera-
RI direct, arriving Thursday morning, leaving
again direct for Trinidad on Sundays, arrly-
ing on Tuesday to connect with the home
ward steamer. The other lntercoIonlal steam
or leaves Tuesday, calling at Grenada, st.
Vincent, st. Lucia, Dominica, hpntserrat,
Antigua. Nevis, ST. kits and returning via
those ports to Trinidad, arriving there on
Tuesday also to connect Win The noneWard
steamers.
London, Feby 6th,-The King has signed
the speech from the throne, but curiosity re-
earding it is minimized because it is no Sc
cret that the Cabinet intends to press the
Veto Bill to the exclusion of other business,
even shortening the Easter and Whitsuntide
recesses, but there will be q three weeks va
cation for the coronation,
There were Ave thousand guests at the po-
litical receptions at No 10 Downing Street
and Lansdowne House,
The Liberals spirits are high, but the
Unionists are depressed, although Mr.. Bal
tours health is restored, Mr.. Lloyd Georges
health causes increasing anxiety.
The publication Of the text of the reci-
procity agreement between Canada and the
United States increases the agitation,
aud disrupts all parties. The Morning
Post rallies the imperialists to repel this
peril to the Empire, while the Daily
0lall supports the arrangement, because it
rescues the Unionists from the food tax
handicap and kills imperialism. The Harms
worth newspapers disagree with one anoth-
er, the Observer opposing the Daily Mail.
The Free Traders proclaim themselves the
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