The life of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty expired by limitation on March the 4th, and Great Britain's answer to the suggest ed amendments had not then been re~ ceived. Her position, however, was not to be left in doubt and last week her formal answer was received. The full text is still withheld but the main points are known. The tone of the reply is distinctly friendly throughout, particularly so in the concluding assurances of goodwill and a desire to ce-operate in the way of an agreement, and while the British answer makes no suggestion of any further negotiation, it seems to be a inference, from its general tenor, ti 2 modification of this amendment secured, there could probably be an adjustment upon the other points of difference.
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