Parliament has been opened.
The Queen's Speech states that the relations of Great Britain with the Powers continue to be friendly.
It refers to the brilliant conduct of the Omdurman campaign and acknowledges with pride the distinnished bravery of the British and
Government gladly partici-troops, ites in the Conference summoned yy. the Czar to consider the possibility of limiting burdensome armaments.
Although the Government is unable to concur with all the resolutions of the proposed Anarchist Conference, some requisite amendments to the present laws will be submitted to Parliament.
The speech dwells with great satisfaction on the contribution by the Cape to the Navy, and announces a London Government Bill, and measures for dealing with education, and for evabliug workmen to purchase their dwellings.
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