, 1911-02-08

initiating a similar movement by all the
Marys for Il gift to the Queen.
The standard echoes Mr.. Austen Cham
berlaiu's speech, the Daily Mail dissents, ar
Guing that it is foolish to expect Canadians
TO decline a higher pr { 10 then toodstuttS
from An orleans than rom fnSlIshmen
under Observation-Disclosures The Unlonlst news
papers urge Unionists to raise the question OF
Canadu's arrangement with the United States
in an amendment to the Address The Morn
ing Post is II foremost among the Journals ar
guing that reciprocity between Canada and
the United States promotes American CONT
nentalism and sUpplants England rs the cen
tire of Anglo-SaXouism. The Post war s
Euglishmeu TO arouse themselves before TIA y
lose the fairest heritage of any race.
Ottawa, Feb. 7th-The Canadian journals
are catching the infection of London's
excitement over the reciprocity agreement.
The Montreal Star covers its first page with
an appeal to Sir Wilfrid Laurier to reject
President Taft's Trojan horse gift which
threatens to wreck the Dominion by divert
ing traffic, which is now east and west, into IL
north and south direction The exploitation of
Cdnudts natural resource 10y Americans will
be followed by the severance Of British con
~nections and anneXatIon, reducing Canada to
vdssalage and substituting undesirable Amer
lean institutions. The Toronto World ex-
presses similar views. The Liberal news.
papers rldlcuIe the alternative policy Of non
intercourse, and ruin through profitable sales
of Canadian goods.
Washington, Feb 7th.-The opposition to
Canadian reciprocity is exorting every nerve
and device to defeat President Taft's first
important movement, and its passage by the
Senate is unlikely. Favourable action by the
House of Representatives is anticipated this
week.
London, Feb. 7th-The Government has
arranged with the Royal Mail Company for
their transatlantic steamers, including the
Thames, to call ut Barbados on the outward
and homeward voyages,
A Berlin despatch says that one hundred
and fifty thousand persons followed the
hearse of Paul Singer, and half u million
spectators lined the route, the greatest de-
monstration for any private citizen ever held
in Berlin. 1t will be necessary to cho sc Il
new Socialist leader in the Reichstag.
Barbados ~7th-Cricket, Owing to the
i~nclemency Of the weather yesterday there
will be no play today. The committee hope,
ii weather continues fine, the first match will
be started tomorrow at eleven o'clock.
London, Fob. 7th-Sugar in stock on the
4th inst, was 5000 tons. Last year 50 600
tons,
New York February 7th,
Flour. Blouled Clears per D"rrei So.
Med, Kindred, per bnrreI 265
New Seasons Pork
Heavy Mes, PORK, s22! $23
tCrystaIo per 100 lbs. 3,45
o"9"'' Muscoyado S92 lest l00lbs. 293
MoIr5ses Ilns. ISld5. per gu. 10 quotations.
Liverpool Cotton, mjdIIin9 Upland. 7 4-5d.
Exchange, New York&Loudor,60 days sight
1881
Exchange NewYork and london. sight 1868
London, February 9TH.
Dem. Crystals las. 6I-l5~. 81
Muscoyado, 1onlim9 terms, in
sugar bond, s.. 81 $500
German beet IS t. 0. b. October
deliver IS. 81.
J4vu Sugar g6oTo Gibraltar or Channel for
orders, f%ontin3 terms, nom. 10* 13d.
los. 81.
Demorara Rum, lid. is. I'D
Cocoa, Trinidad, good m%iddIin8 Red, pr cwE.
COS. Cd.
Cotton. medium Fine S.I.at Liverpool ,%uominal
Is. 55d.
Bank Of England Rate Of discount 4.
Corsole 80
.lu,.ea ,.r cant Reufes in Pnri, 81 go.