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EARLIER CABLES. THROUG# ALTER'S AGENCY.]. SOVIET ENVOYS IN LONDON. MR. RAMSAY MACDONALD ON

RECOGNITION.

LONDON, April 14th.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the courses Of a speel, welcomed the delegates. Se said that the goference was the comple tion of the net of granting dr jare pe. cognition to Rasi in no way altered

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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, APRIL

LATEST, CABLES,. VARYING NEWSPAPER OPINIONS.

Lotos, April 14th.

The newspapers generally congratulate | Mr. Maelonaald on his firm yet tactful

speech at the opening of the Anglo- : Russian Conference:

Conservative organs garding the sUCCESS and are inclined to motives.

MacDonald's policy.

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KIEFF TRIAL

PREMIER'S REPLY TO QUESTION, IN COMMONS,

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OUR LONDON LETTER. THE REORGANISATION OF THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY IN

GREAT BRITAIN,

BUSINESS MAN AS-NEW POLITICAL CHIEF.

THE EXTRAORDINARY DISCLONÈSES IN HIGH

COURT ACTION.

Losnos, April 14th. Insthe House of Commons, replying to are sceptical re- Mr. Sandeman with regard to Premier the Conference Poincare's request to Great Britain to question Russian made representations to the Soviet with

regard to the intelligentsia, now being | THE LUNAC)" Latv.

The Times says Mr. MacDonald made the host of an extremely unpleasant lle encouraged no illusions, situation. Rakovsky's "declaration was tactless and ignored the practical demands of the present.

unqualifiedly. He pointed out that liqui- Bation of the past and the prageful relas tions of the future must is considered ile also referred to propaganda. The geer was then translated into Russian.

M. Nakov-Ry, replying in Fresch, said he felt most gratified at the delegation's w-icon. Heexpressed the opinion that The Daily Telegraph thinks the Ru close. Auglo-Russian financial and commersians are merely out for material advan- cpl cseperation were penesary to both Debts and crepities must be dis cussed in detail. He laid especial story on the future" peace of Europe and the Doces-ity for disarmament, and he sym. pathetically referred to this Longus of Katinus.

SOUTHAMPTON STRIKERS. HOLD MASS MEETING AND SING HYMNS

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[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

Lospos. March stk.

Conservative organisation from top to bot FAR EASTERN CABLE tom. The salary attached to the post of Chief Agent is nearer £3,000 than 22,000

4 year.

THE MINERS' DEMANDS.

This week miners' "laders are in London for a conference with the coni- owners. Questions relating to pay and working conditions are much in the minds of both parties, masters as well as men, because notice has been given on behalf! of the latter to terminate the national agreement on April 175. & Unless settlement of various points of import-

NEWS:

(THROUGH AKUTEK'S AGENCY.] JAPANESE NOTE TO US. SENATOR SAYS IT CONTAINS A VEILED THREAT.

WASHINGTON, April 14th.

In the course of the immigration debata

ance to the workers is reached before in the Senate; Senator Lodge regretfully that date there will be trouble" on a declared that the Japanese Note was an national scale. At the moment nobody mentions the word strike, but this is what improper one to be addressed by the res is involved, failing a Fresh agreement.

He contended that

this year the locomotive engineers and other friendly gue, Bremen on the railways, and the dockers, the question of immigration was the and every effort will be made to avert a third upheaval

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The Liberal organs cordially welcome tried at Kieff, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald The disclosures in the Harnett case be fore Mr. Justice Lush has very naturally the fact that rengnition had been granted the Conference and approve of Mr. said that the Government did not feel | erented a profound feeling of indignation We have bud two natiobal strikes alreale / Dumentative of ere great country to an¬ that they could usefully make cay offi- and amazement. It is certainly alarming to think that a sane persen, like Mr. cial representations to the Soviet in the Harnett, cap be certified insane anal be as the result of a blunder on the part of

The mines are asking for a rate of greatest of fundamental rights. He abo one per two people. "Nothing has as matter, The Soviet were weit aware of locked up in a lunatic asylum for years

pay that will put them in the same posi-objected to the Note because it contained the British Government's views,

torished me mere," said the learned than that they occupied in 1914. In some a veiled threat. Judge, in the course of this serious parts of the country the minimum wage

Senator Borah and other Repubblicane case than to know that when a man is under the existing agreement is only 20

hat up in an asylum, though he may be per crust. above the prewar level, and Demoerus supported Senator Ledige's a perfectly sane man, he is never allowed although, as everyone knows, it vests

views. to know why he is shut up. It has twice as much to live. On this argument, amazed me.

It also apparently amazed therefore, the miners have a case.

AMENDMENT POSTPONED. the jury, who awarded the unfortunate blits it is a fact that in some coal-Gelds

WASHINGTON, April 14th." Hammett £25,000 damages.

there is a good deal of privatins, and

The Senate, discussing the Immigra A mass meeting of the Southampton

It is understood that, as a result men and their families are insufficiently engineers this morning" was opened the trial. a Royal Commission is to be set fed. For one thing, a full week's work draumtically, the grand daughter of the inquire into the whole question of is not always available for various local tion Hill, rejected an amendment in Com- The subject of the reasons, and, the high pay one hears mittee by 76 votes to 4 for rațiñeation of the Lunacy laws. late tieneral Booth singing" Abide with treatment of lunatics has been under about amounting to £o ar £10 a week the continuation of the so-called “Gentle- discussion in various forms for a number applies only to the good places in a pít,

goli man's Agreement." The vote upon the Me," and the audience joining in the last of years, but no Government would be There are in a coal mine, as in a

proposed Japanese exclusion amendment The Daily News neges that the Confererse. Subsequently the meeting passed induced to tackle it. Now there an he mine, bad plates as well as good.

was postponed until to-morrow. -Reuter's no exenar for delay. Public opinion in- ence he given a fair chance by the ahan.

resolution calling on the Government sists. Moreover, the den of a Royal

I understand that the Miners' Federa-¦ Amerisan Services Commission does not quite meet the donment of irritating pinpricks, as in-

to institute a court of enquiry into the

wishes of reformers; it means the Fortin are chiefly anxious to get through stariced by the bankers' memorandum claim for increased singes, and the cause the enlling of witnesses and the fting Parliament the Miners' Minimum Wage Bill. This is a measure introduced by of fvidence and the preparation of a re and a section of the Press.

MORE THAN FORMAL UNDER- TAKINGS

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Mr. Ranay MacDonald lead stress upam the fact that the first essential to Friendly and juviditable relations was that Russia should desist frem esantemancing directly and indirectly anything macking of ac attempt "aɛ propaganda anong Britons

ither at home or aboard. The people of this untry would require more on this head than formal undertakings. He did", not think that if the conference failed to reach an undertaking the Russians would be able to repeat the alt-mpt, and he lid se aber ist they could turn with better prospects,

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THE TRADE QUESTION" Referring to the trade question, Mr. Raufkay McDonald said that that jople would risk nothing unless they knew that contractual agreements would be honour In the las letter. Where injury had been Jone, they must do the utmost pussible to redress it, so that they would begin with a clean state. Credio here was not in Laiks una in governinents, it in the de- pesits of private indivisals, and they satish the mass of their people that they were fair and honest no agregants could be honoured. British people, and British inter-s must be justly dealt with. He declared that he could not give way upon anything which we he regarded by his countryinen as paying an improper price for agrement, or expect it of the Russians. but within the limits he felt sure they could wine to terms,

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M. RAKOVSKY'S SPEECH. STEP TOWARDS JUISARMAMENT.

LONS, April 14th. W. Rakovsky, said day considered that there was no insurogutable obstacle in the way of a complete understanding. H believed that, if ace hunt were taken of their mutual interests nothing stood in the way of a solution of the question of pre war debts a private claims. The British Government might also count on their full and sincere

goodwill regarding political questions. The Soviet Government had no intention of reverting to the Tourist policy Ponquest and the partition of Orientul State into spheres of influence. If the two Governments adopted as their start- ing-point the principle of respecting the ander udence and sovereignis of Oriental States, they would be free of difficulty in eettling all questions pertaining to their Interests in the East

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EQUAL FOOTING POS ALL..

tages, and for that reason negotiation? are not likely to lead to anything.

The Daily Express as Mr. Ma Donald's speech is worthy of the chief spokesman of the Empire.

The Maathester Cguerdias bopes and

believes that the testing is the begin- ning of a genuine re-settlement in Europe.

·GERMANY'S "IF." CONDITION OF ACCEPTING DAWES SCHEME,

Lamy, April 11th.

Losos. April 14th.

A NEW MINIMUM - WAGE"BILL.

of the Southampton dispute. The resulapors. The suggestion is made that while Mr. J. Guest, the Labour MP for tion will be submitted to the Premier

a deputation to-morrow.

RUHR MINE-OWNERS.

the end of March.

It pro-

rome on

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U.S.

EXCITEMENT IN TOKYO.

IMMIGRATION RESTRICTION ROUNDLY CONDEMNED.

Tokyo, April 14th,

s to the treatment of the insane, a small for which Mr. Adamson sought the ap Royal Commission can usefully consider Hemsworth and is really the old Bill non-departmental committee could be provel of the last Parliament. The main

The action of the U.S. Congrese re. appointed to advise, the Minister of provision is modest enough, Health with respect to the best incans la pases to give miners the minimum wagegarding inmigration is exciting much guard against the evils disclosed that of 1934, plus a percentage equal to the comment in Tokyo, where frequent news in the est of living. The paper extras show that every, Washington is to say, to ensure that nobody shall be increase

The Cabinet move is closely watched. BERLIN, April 14th.

met and diseased immigration in camera. The negotiations between the Ruhrertified for detention on insufficient second reading is due in

grommule

The Press strongly resents the bittey talke If something of this kind is done, as

af som svetions of American but does mine owers and the Franco-Belgian Con-

seems probable seeing that the public

The Labour Government are not allo-nos despair of American justice. conse ence is deeply stired. a Bill ceuk and that would reduce the work of the Royal Commission to manageable pre portions. MEDICAL OPINION,

trol (mission resulted in a prolonga-

A CLIMISE OF PARLIAMENT.

gether happy over the progress they ar Regret is expressed that Mr. Han

It is understood. that, the Glennùntion of existing agreements until June be passed through Parliament by consent, making with the business of the House. hara's expression" grave consequences /

Cabinet is prepared to accept the Dawes scheme if the Allies will also accept it as a basis for negotiation along with certain points at issue outside the scope of the experts' report.

PORT OF ANTWERP, SAND MAKES RIVER SCHELDT IMPASSABLE,

Laxos, April 14th The port of Antwerp is suffering severely in consequence", of the sand making the Scheldt impassible.

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SPECIAL SERVICE FLEET.

BRISBANE, April 14th- Brilliant weather is, favouring the visit of the British Squadron, which was given an enthusiastic reception.

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The trouble is that the Opposition will see misunderstood in Washington, talk, and there is no means at the co-as the belief is held that he merely meant mand of the Government to stop the that moral yeaction against America which orators, For, of course, the Government would be created among the Japanesex people would be uncontrollable by the

Government,

The newspaper Jip typically condime the House of Representatives action as

The height of is Japaber nation and a jury to of international courtesy and morality. The Japanage nation appeals to Americans

The newspaper"

As might be expected, medical opinions in a miiority, and cannot without risk In the circumstances talk is sometimes" has been considerably perturbed by the apply the closure.

There is talk, of disclosures in Court, doctors refusing to certify anybody as to wander over a vast range of sub jeers. The other evening, for instance. insane without some guarantee that it mistake is made the medical map cun- Members went tramping over English .NEWSLESS GOOD FRIDAY, Icerned will not be liable for damages. Pastures discassing foot-and-mouth dis says: "They have disregarded all dictates This is a somewhat restricted view of the case. Then the debate took a Aying rap position, however, though it can be well to Kenya, in East Africa, and the House appreciated, and perhaps it is not alto egune immersed in cotton-growing ned attention was concentrated on the small wether surprising that it is a view that railway-building projects there. Finally. constler seriously the situation at thre its to impress the public It is not aisland of Naury, in the Pacife, where the The attitude of Senator Lodge is creat question of lessening publie confidence

ing grave uneasiness. medical mea, who are usually careful phosphates come from. This was once a fellows with knowledge of the work. German enterprise, but is now worked There will not be many of them, I by the Governments of this country [BY COURTESY OF THE " DAILY BULL ZIK."} imagine, despite what has happened, who Australia, and New Zealand. Thereon. will refuse to certify, and thereby ensure for the patient the carative treat ment which can fe giver only in a modern asylum.

Loss, April 19th No newspapers Pre being published in England of tonil Friday.

LATEST CABLES,

have recently been numerous shipping (REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE),

U.S. NAVAL ESTIMATE. casualties. An order has been issued

Others departed from

WATERS

forbidding ships exceeding a twenty-five SIX NEW GUNBOATS FOR CHINA fret draught to come up the river. Many ships have been consequently diverted" to Rotterdam. Antwerp only partially loaded. Cargoes are piling up on the quays and at the warehouses. Dredging operations on an. enlarged scale are being urged.

WIRELESS COMMITTEE. MESSAGES TO DOMINIONS' STATIONS.

Losdus, April 14th. The Daily Telegraph learns that the Cabinet Committee on wireless is pre- Laying Mreys on the acute international situation. M. Rakovsky declared that dissenting its report to the Cabinet today. armament must be carried to the furthys The Committer yesterday heard Marconi possible limits.

representatives, and have every reason to believe that satisfactory arrangements. will be made regarding the exchange of messages with the Company's stations in the lominions. The paper says that no dont need he entertained that the Cabinet will adopt the main recom- mendations of the Donald committee, perhaps with miner modifications.

SWARAJIST OBSTRUCTION. GOVERNOR OF BENGAL TAKES ACTION.

M. Rakuraky said that although the Russian army during the past, three years had been reduced from 8,000,000 to 500,000, Russia was ready, provided other States would do likewise, to fake further decisive steps towards disarminent, and was read also to contribute in very way to auuiser sal decrease in naval armaments subjecti

certain grarantees. LO

As regards the League of

of Nous, the Soviet Goyerument were prepared to acciate themselves with

play of international arguification which excluded preasures epercion, and reprisal, and into which all the Governments en tered of their own free will and on a foot- ing of perfect equality.

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the House of Commons discovered. hangi a tale, - CHINESE LABOURERS,

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EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.

TOKYO, April 14th Mr. Hanihara's Note to M, Hughes, U.S. Secretary of State, which has been ablished here, embodies the methods whereby Japan is restricting, emigration gentlew to the United States under the " men's agreement respecting the issuanc of passports and the close supervision of me. The passports are issued to those bave been previously domiciled in labourers skilled and unskilled only who America, and to their parents, wives and children under 20 years of age, and then only after the production of definite proofs of their identity. Passports to picture brides" have not been issued since March 1st, 1920.

SHANGHAI, April 14th. Rabindranath Tagore has arrived at The soul of Mr. Black, a Librtal from Leicestershire, was wrung with anguish Shanghai, en route to Peking, where he NEW CONSERVATIVE AGENT."

over the fate of the Chinese labourers will deliver WASHINGTON, April 14th.

The Conservative Party, profiting by in far-away Nauru, the speck of land in philosophy, The House of Representatives Naval the sharp lesson of the General Election the ocean which the majority of Members when they suffered a smasing blow, are had never heard of till this occasion, Committee has approved of the striving to put their bouse in order. For Before the evening was out he was rather cry of the authorising the construction of eight fast a month or more I have beard many sorry he had mentioned a topic recalling

rumours of big developments in connectar, old Chinese slavery 10,000-ton. cruisers, costing $11,000,000 tion with the central office in London, and Liberals, and the Rand mines. Mr. Royce each exclusive of armament; also six many bright paragraphs have appeared rose from the Labour benches and gave him

in the Press claiming know all about a terrific arouncing for not showing gunboats costing $100,000 each for use it. But the writers have been wide of little more concern for the lot of agrical in. Chinese waters. The Committee also the mark. The Srst defnite indication tural labourers at home. The Chinese of what has been going on behind the could very well look after themselves. approved of a proposal to convert four scenes is the announcement of the ap Mr. Royce had seen them in South battleships to oil burners and to provide pointment of Mr. H. E. Blain as successor Africa when the Liberals here were run of Vice-Admiral Sir Reginald Hall ning the Chinese slavery cry as a polí. them with additional protection against the "position of Principal Agent of the tical stunt.

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The House of Commons was interested submarines and air graft.

Mr. Blain has for some years heen the and highly amused, at this turn to the This was especially the case Assistant managing director of the Lon debate. don Underground Railways and the Lon-when Mr. Royce gave his own personal

Similar methods are being applied in practically controls the traffic of the Liberals cried over trooped into Johan- don Omnibus Compary, the group which experience. These poor "slaves that the Metropolis. He is in his ifty-fourth resburg, hired all the cabs at the railway Hawaii and foreign territories contig year. Formerly he was an official of the station, and left Mr. Royce and his wife nous to the United States with a view to Liverpool Corporation Traraways, and to carry their own luggage. Rub | preventing surreptitious entry, then went as manager of the Corporation in," shoated the Conservatives gleefully. Tramways at West Ham. There he had r. Royer did.

The Committee reported on another Bill providing for the establishment of a naval aviation base at Sand Point,

California.

WHICH LEG DO YOU CROSS?

A CUBIDES THEORY,

U.S. WORLD FLIERS.

It is curious to note that when the to fight the keea competition of the Traffic Combine, and he did it to such Labour side gets into difficulties Mr.DESTROYER PATROL ARRIVES good effect that he was given the position Thomas appears as general handy man to

he is now resigning as a sistar" manag, ease the situation, and his favourit

A student of humanity many years'ngoing-director. He is the author of several and most successful-method is to give an hased his estimate of character upon what useful booky on office organisation and Imperial turn to the debate. He runs people did with their legs when they sat kindred subjects, and is recognised as an up the Union Jack, as it were, and dares the Liberal sharpshooters of discassion to at ease, says a home paper. As a resultathority onibusiness orgavisation,

fire on it! The joke is that a good of many observations, he arrived at the conclusion that the normal man invari-SINESS METHODS AND POLIITOS.

It may en strange to some to have many of the Labour men on the back ben- ably sat with his right leg over the left, DARJEELING, April 14th

while the normal woman as invariably a purely business man as the bead of aches would much rather see the Red Flag Lord Lytton, Governor of Bengal, bas cressed the left over the right

From great political party, but it is just this the masthead, but they are obliged to

KURILES.

Toxo, April 14th The American destroyers arrived at Hitokuppu Bay. Yeterofo, yesterday morning after a fine trip.

The land is surrounded by ice flow, This will necessitate changing the Bierst which preclude reaching Bettol

The destroyer Pope remains here. landing place to Hitokuppu, which is

The destroyer John D.. Ford is attempt ing to reach Pasamashiru on Tuesday.

Rakovsky lid that the war had decided to certify, a number of midget this he deduced by some process of logic business capacity for organisation which it listen to the Imperialistic Thomas dusjideal for the purpose. awakened the national consciousness of demands, rejected as a result of the the theory that to sit with the left leg Mr. Blain's recommendation for the post Canting on with feryour almost like a full

Conservative, of course, but the leaders be re-submitted to the Provincial Coun E Bong run such a policy must inevitably fait cil A number of members of the Educa- number onveyance containing a large have been influenced by the fact that been in the grip of wintry weather, with

blooded Tory. the peoples of the East, and any attempt Swarajist policy of throwing out portions over right was a mark of effeminacy.

to which he has been appointed at Con-

He is a good ROYALTY AND GOOD WEALTH. to obstract that legitimate disciousness of the Bengal budget. The refusal to A latter-day student tried to apply the serrative headquarters.

Ever since Christmas the country has would not only be a crime against their

Queen Vic tae of the House of Hanover. own interests, but felly, seeing that in the grant ministers' salaries will, however, theory the other day when travelling in

of passengers of hoth sexes. But the successful railway man and the icy winds blowing straight from

each Arctic, and snow, hail, or sleet as about toria, also, had superb health all through Fully 8 per cent, her long life, and she had very tila REVISION OF. FRONTIERS: tion and Medical departments are likely humanity must have changed consider successful political chief must. He added that the first condition of a to be discharged as a result of the non-ably-and for the worse since the day possess knowledge in a high degree as to the only variation.

and infuerza has been rife throughout were delicate.

On this subject of the well-being of stable peace was the revision of the Treaty sanctioning of their pay, which Lord of the original student of human legs, for the way to deal with all ports and con-of the population are victins of colds, sympathy for folk whose constitutions

even cross-legged man Jack-and woman ditions of men and women... - of Versailles and the treaties connected Lytton "says he is not empowered to

Jill-bad the left leg over the right! The Sir Reginald Hall, who resigned last the land. The Royal Family have suffer therewith. The feorganisation of Europe

restore

logical assumption, then, is that the only week, is a charming man, but he made ed in common with folk of less exalted the Royal Family, it may be recalled, chat could only be stable if it was based on the of its peoples and took account of the

real men on that conveyance refrained the mistake of trying to run the Con- condition. There was & wild rumour in recently I referred to the concern occa will

from crossing their legs, and that every servative Party as he would command a London a week ago about the health of sioned by the riding mishaps of the He gave Queen Alexandra, but it was quickly Prince of Wales. I stated that strong dependentons towards national in The Soviet Government was

cross-legged man of them was effeminate battleship or a battle Beet -an old woman," in fact

orders without first consulting his sub dispelled by an official announcement representations had been made to His Therefore

prepared to support and pursua policy of revising frontiers on ethno

It is sad to contemplate the probable ordinates. Before the last General Elec- that it was only a slight cold. Now for Royal Highness that he ought to forega The Cabinet consider that the report fate unless the men can be trained when tion, he quite made up his mind that the same reason the King and Queen are some of his more zisky adventures im events. It can be said, now on excellent graphic principles, applying a plebiscite

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over their left,

and he simply ignored the local leaders engagements. abis. The Soviet Government fully share constitutes a useful basis for an equitable boys at school to cross their right legs Protection was a policy that would win, laid up, and have had to cancel their point-to-point races and cross country the British view that matual non-interven-practical settlement. tion in internal affairs was one of the in- Jispenable conditions for the creation of mutual confidence.

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BELGIUM APPROVES

EXPERTS.

BRUSSELS, April 14th.

cite of the Beparations Experts' Committees

The conference finally appointed an of

to supervise ita ganising committes faboura

HOME FOOTBALL.

LONDON, April 14th. The first league match Cardiff City r. Huddersfield resalted in a goalless draw.

of the Party up and down the country The indisposition of the Royal person authority that a few days ago when the very men who could have advised ages is a reminder of the magnificent took ten with the Prime Minister of No bim what the electorate thought about health they enjoy: for, as a matter of 10 Downing Street, Mr. MacDonald but I would say of the bulk of the Labour the subject. The methods of the quarter-strict fact, it is exceedingly seldom that been asked from a very exalted quarter. Ministers that they are bringing fresh deck cost the Party dearly, and the blandither the King or Queen feel ill. In to talk to our routguan seriously. minds to problems, and they are attempt der is not likely to be repeated.

fr this rompect they resemble their ancestors on the subject, and be got a promise from the Prisce not to run nog more risks- H.B, ing to judge honestly,-Mr. Baldwin. Blain will be expected to overhaul, the (Continued at foot of nezt column.)