London, 17th September.
Parliament was prorogued yesterday, The Queen's speech stated that relations with all countries are friendly and satisfactory; negotiations with Russia regarding the Afghan boundary had been finally concluded; the Convention with Turkey regarding Egypt not having been ratified, our position in that country remains changed. Her Majesty hopes that the debates at the Colonial Conference will tend to bind the Empire together and to render depression in trade less severe, and trusts that the remedies provided for the troubles in Ireland will gradually and completely restore order in that country, Her Majesty is deeply touched at the universal expression of loyalty at her Jubilee and trusts that she may long be spared to rule over a loving, faithful, and united people,—Straits Times,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.