, 1911-02-18

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British manufactures.
Mr.. Thomas Russell, Vice President of the.
Department Of Agriculture and Tachnical
Instruction for Ireland, formerly VI. p. for
South Tyrone, having been defeated in the
election Of January lust year, a question was
asked in tire House Of Commons regarding
his retention of Office. Mr.. Birrell answered
that the entire reconstruction of the Irish
administrator was probable at a date not
remote. Nationalist cheers at the prospect
of Irish Legislation being nearer than was
expec'ed)
The Admiralty wants six super-dread-
noughts this year, Mr.. McKenua prefers five,
and he Radicals insist that four are ade-
quate.
An outbreak Of measles has occurred at
the Dartmouth Naval College, and sixty of
the inmates, including the Prince Of Wales
and Prince Abort, are suffering, but their
condition causes no anxiety.
The estate Of the jockey Loates has been
proved for 74,342 pounds, the largest amount
left by any Jockey.
The death is announced Of Colonel Eustace
BaIfour.
Dublin is excited over the preparations
for the Kings visit Lord Mayor Farrell
declares he will not use the ancient guided
coach, but will escort His Majesty in a new
automobile. Leopardstown races will be
unprecedontedly brilliant.
The Duke Of Abercorn is president, and
the Duke of Argyll vice-president OF II com
mittee for the entertainment of the colonial
troops present for the coronation. Eight
hundred pounds has been subscribed,
Ottawa, Feb. 15th-In the House Of Com
mons Sir Frederic Borden, Minister of Mill
tia, answering an enquiry, said Caua1a's
pnDtinUaOt fOr tho cCT0pnfio will melinda
representatives from every regiment, Inciul-
ing the militia, upon q percentage basis Of
preference for members who have not par
ticipatod III similar functions previously or
have experienced active service Junior Off
GERS viii be selected upon a basis OF etficien-
cy, non-commissioned officers from the SER
vice roll, for satisfactory training, physique
and character. A total OF PIT will sail on
board the Empress Of Ireland Oh June Sc
cond, returning June thirtieth, and additions
will make the total seven hundred,
Washington, Feb 15th. president Taft
has selected as special Ambassador for the
coronation, Mr.. john Hays Hammond, the
mining engineer who was sentenced to death
for participation in the jameson raid.
The House of Representatives has resolved
to consider reciprocity Immediately.
Addressing the Pan American Conference,
Representative Clark said the reciprocity
agreement belonged to himself and Presi-
dent Taft in partnership. He Clark fayoured
reciprocity also with the American continent
and the world. President Taft expressed
his agreement CHEERS by five hundred re-
representatives. Of commercial bodies through
ont the United Statos)
The New York papers publish the protests
of the Canadian opposition as arguments for
its enactment by Congress.
The London press warns Canada Of the
danger Of a single continental commonwealth
sGbm rging tie Dominion. The Spectator
expresses the sentiment Of ano her section
of the British press, that attempting to
check reciprocity by British preference to
Canada is as hopeless as emptying the
Thames with a toacup.
The French press apprehends detriment,
through disturbance of French commerce
with Canada under the SIP cial Franco-Cano-
dian treaty.
Ottawa, Feb 18th Sir Wilfrid Laurier,
Mr.. Fielding and Mr. Paterson have receiv-
cd a population of meat packers fearing
destruction of their trade, Mr.. Fielding an
sweriug it was impossible unless the farmers
received higher prices from the United
States, aud this was more important than
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